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Police gazettes provided information and instructions to members of the
police force. You can expect the New South Wales Police Gazettes to include the
following information that will usually list names and sometimes personal
details, descriptions with photograph. Addresses and/or occupations may be an
added bonus for the researcher:
- apprehensions
- complainants
- deaths in public places
- escapees and absconders from custody
- lost or stolen property and stock - names of victims; sketches of jewellery
and watches
- deserting wives, families, etc
- deserting from military service
- deserting from merchant vessels
- inquests
- missing friends
- persons suspected or wanted for a crime and warrants issued
- police promotion examination results and appointments
- prisoners discharged from gaols
- prisoners released on tickets of leave (under licence)
- prohibited immigrants
Example entry taken from 3 January 1934 issue: False Pretences. Corowa.-Description of a man, NAME UNKNOWN, who obtained a lady's wristlet watch and the sum of £8 15s. 8d. from Raymond B. Herrin, Sanger-st., Corowa, on the 14th ult., by false pretences; 26 to 28, 5 ft. 10 to 11 in., light to med. build, fair compl., small fair moustache; grey trousers, fawn sports coat. Believed to be an Englishman, and is thought to be riding a motor cycle. Arrest outside the State not desired.
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.
Click here to download a file of sample pages from this book Right click on the link and select "save as" - to a location on your hard drive. The sampler can be opened, navigated and searched as with the full CD file/s. Sample files usually contain the title page, contents, some introductory pages and sample pages from the body of the book. Often the complete index from the original book is included.
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System Requirements
- Any computer using Adobe (Acrobat) Reader 4 or later
- Adobe Reader 6 or later is recommended for CDs with searchable text
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