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In 1891 the Queensland Police Gazette was issued fortnightly, and they were stated that they "contained information received in cases of felony and of misdemeanour, and against receivers of stolen property, reputed thieves, and offenders escaped from custody, with the time, place, and circumstances of the offences, and description of offenders or those suspected, giving the appearance, dress, and
other marks of identity, with every particular which may lead to their apprehension; and a description, as accurate as possible, of property that has been stolen, horses, &c."
This truly is an historian's goldmine of information which cannot be found
elsewhere. Apart from any changes within the police force which are all listed,
information is also given on housebreak-ins, robberies, arson, murders, lost
horses and cattle, deserters, escaped prisoners, reports on those released, even
deaths reported to the police (together with their place of death and cause of
death given). Notices from interstate police gazettes are sometimes included.
Entries taken from the 9 May 1891 issue [partial extract only - 26 entries
appear on the original page
| Name |
Where Tried / Date of Discharge |
Offence |
Sentence |
Native of / Age |
| D.G. Chantry |
Brisbane / 5 May 1891 |
Refusing to fill up census form |
14 days' confinement |
Ireland / 28 |
| Thomas Bartholomew |
Brisbane / 6 " "
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Obscene language |
14 days' confinement |
England / 43 |
| John Beavis |
Brisbane / 6 " " |
Illegally obtaining passage |
14 days' confinement |
N.S. Wales / 39 |
| Wm. Stevens |
Brisbane / 9 " " |
Assault |
2 months' hard labour |
Ireland / 28 |
| John Telfer |
Brisbane / 11 " " |
Vagrancy |
6 months' hard labour
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Queensland / 21
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(also included is height, complexion, colour of eyes, colour of hair, and any
remarks - such as scars or tattoos for each person listed).
Originally produced by Archive CD Books Australia in 2006, this title has now been remastered and re-released, and includes better searching capability. This CD contains high quality scanned images of the whole years worth of issues, and has been bookmarked for easy navigation. Pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.
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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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