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| | Queensland Police Service - About Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | The Queensland Mounted Police Unit, as it is known, really came into existence before Queensland became a State in its own right upon separation from the State of New South Wales in 1859. |
 | | Mounted Unit members are responsible for the care and maintenance of the troop horses, saddlery and other equipment. |
 | | The Mounted Unit was formerly very much a Public Relations Unit of the Police Service, whose duties included VIP escorts, namely for members of the Royal Family, the Governor General of Australia, State Governor and other dignitaries. |
| www.police.qld.gov.au /pr/about/mount.shtml (574 words) |
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