Hugh Glackin
18 March 1844 — 22 September 1926
Hugh Glackin (15‑22‑20/21)
Hugh Glackin was born in Newtown Cunningham in County Donegal on 18 March 1844. After coming to Queensland, he joined the police force as a constable in 1870 and famously arrested Captain Starlight in April 1887.
Hugh Glackin and familiy - The Daily Mail, 27 Sep 1924
Frank Pearson (Captain Starlight) - State Archives of NSW
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- Saved by oil. "Starlight's" arrest. A new account - The Daily Mail, 25 Sep 1924