 A second scandal occurred in 1936 when Blamey attempted to cover up details of the shooting of the superintendent of the Criminal Investigation Branch , John O 'Connell Brophy , whom Blamey had appointed to the post . Brophy had taken two women friends along with him to a meeting with a police informant . While they were waiting for the informant , they had been approached by armed bandits , and Brophy had opened fire and had himself been wounded . In order to cover up the identities of the two women involved , Blamey initially issued a press release to the effect that Brophy had accidentally shot himself . The Premier , Albert Dunstan , gave Blamey the choice of resigning or being dismissed . The latter meant the loss of pension rights and any future prospects of employment in the Public Service or the Army . He reluctantly submitted his resignation on 9 July 1936 . 
