| Police Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians and researchers in other fields throughout Australia. Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, these Gazettes therefore contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else.
They include court lists, lists of warrants issued, appointments and changes in the Police Service, lists of Justices of the Peace, lists of arrests and discharges (which include descriptions), escaped prisoners, and missing persons, as well as lists for liquor, wine sellers, tobacco sellers, auctioneers, billiard and poisons licences. Notices from Police Gazettes from other states are also often included.
Example entries taken from the 12 July 1916 issue:
Murder - £250 Reward
Whereas about
7.15 a.m. on the 5th April last, the dead body of a Greek named George
Pappageorgi was found int he kitchen at the Allies Cafe, No. 635 George-street
and a rope tied tightly around his neck: And whereas at an adjourned inquest
held on the 6th ultimo, before the City Coroner, the following verdict was
returned:- "I find that the said George Pappageorgi, at No. 635 George-street,
Sydney, in the Distict, in the State of New South Wales, on the 5th day of
April, 1916, died from injuries inflicted upon him by some person or persons to
me unknown, at the same place, on the same day: And I further find that, in the
manner aforesaid, the said person or persons to me unknown did feloniously and
maliciously murder the said George Pappageorgi." Notice is hereby given that a
reward of Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds (£250) will be paid by Government for
such information as shall lead to the apprehension and conviction of the guilty
person or persons. In addition to tohe above reward, His Excellency the Governor
will be advised to extend a free pardon to any accomplice, not being the person
who actually inflicted the said injuries and thereby caused death, who sally
first give such required information. This reward to remain in force for three
months only.
Prisoner Released on
License
Tamworth.-A commitment warrant to serve the unexpired portion
of the sentence of three years' hard labour imposed upon him at the Gunnedah
Sessions on the 17th November, 1913, has been issued by the Tamworth Bench
against Roland (or Rowland) Thompson, alias John Roberts, alias G.H. or John
Smith, for committing a breach of the conditions of his release on license.
Offender is 39 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, fresh complexion, black hair,
blue eyes, nose crooked, right forefinger deformed, mole on right cheek, mole
on back neck, scar on left knee; a labourer. Identical with discharged prisoner
same name (vide Police Gazette, 1916, page 276, and Photo book No. 72, page
246). Not to be arrested after the 16th November, 1916. See also "Offenced,
&c." this issue).
High quality scanned images of the whole years worth of issues. This CD has been bookmarked for easy navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required. |
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