I came across the above photograph in a book of news photographs. I apologise for the quality in that it is a photograph I have taken of the photograph in the book, in that I was unable to locate the original on the internet.
The person in the photo is of a past NSW Premier , Robert Askin.
The photo was taken in 1973 whilst Askin reviewed police cadets at Sydney’s Redfern Police Academy and it shows Askin flanked by NSW Police Commissioner Fred Hansen (right) and Chief Superintendent Harry Griffin. Reportedly Askin hated the photo - Askin and senior police officers were associated with high level corruption and the photo made Askin look like a 1920’s Chicago mobster with 1920’s crooked cop partners.
The photo started me thinking about Premiers of NSW.
