The NSW Police Force and Australian Federal Police are launching National Missing Persons Week on Monday, August 3.
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NSW Police Force Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie and acting Australian Federal Police Commissioner Michael Phelan, will officially launch the National Missing Persons Week campaign at Customs House, Circular Quay.
Missing Persons Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of the issues and impacts surrounding missing persons and will continue until Saturday, August 8.
The theme of this year’s campaign is urging people to “Follow Your Instincts”.
If you suspect a friend or family member has gone missing, you don’t have to wait 24 hours to take action, follow your instincts and report the matter to police immediately.
For more information on National Missing Persons Week go to: www.missingpersons.gov.au To find out about the Families and Friends of Missing Persons Unit go to www.missingpersons.justice.nsw.gov.au
Ursula Barwick missing since 1987
THE family of missing woman Ursula Barwick has joined the NSW Police Force and Australian Federal Police at the launch of 2015 Missing Persons Week to appeal for information to help locate her.
Ursula Barwick, who was originally from Quirindi NSW, boarded a train at Tuggerah Railway Station on the state’s Central Coast, believed to be travelling to Hornsby, in late September 1987.
She had not long celebrated her 17th birthday on Friday, August 14, and had told her family she was travelling to Hornsby to work in a bohemian retail store and to find accommodation.
Her family had planned to visit her to bring the majority of her property and help her settle into her new home.
However, Ursula has not made contact with family or friends since boarding the train at Tuggerah.
Strike Force Hemingway, comprising officers from Kings Cross Local Area Command, is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding Ursula’s disappearance.
Police believe Ursula may have met with foul play.
However, they’re continuing to follow all lines of inquiry and are keen to hear from anyone with information that may assist detectives.
There was an unconfirmed sighting of Ursula between September 1987 and February 1988, where she may have been seen with two other girls known to her in Kings Cross.
Investigators are now appealing to anyone that may have worked in or owned a bohemian clothing or jewellery store in Hornsby in 1987 to come forward.
Inquiries also suggest Ursula had worked intermittently as a nanny in Sydney between 1986 and 1988, and they’d like to hear from anyone who may have had contact with her during this time.
Ursula is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 178cm tall, with blonde hair, blue eyes and of a solid build.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Ursula Barwick is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page www1.police.nsw.gov.au.
Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
People are reminded they should not report crime information via police Facebook and Twitter pages.
Missing Persons Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of the issues and impacts surrounding missing persons and runs between Sunday, August 2, and Saturday, August 8.
NSW Police Force would like to thank the Outdoor Media Association for its assistance with Missing Persons Week 2015, donating advertising sites worth more than $200,000 across NSW.
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