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Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes
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 arrests and discharges and descriptions, inquest
verdicts, lost or stolen items, missing stock animals, escaped prisoners and
missing persons. Notices from Police Gazettes from other states are also often
included.
Fascinating searching and useful information for anyone interested in
Queensland’s history and people.
Example entries taken from the 18 April 1903 issue:
Robbery Under Arms
C.I. Branch, Brisbane.-Frederick C. Henry, employed by the Brisbane Gas
Company as a pay clerk, reports that at 4.45 p.m. on the 5th September,
1902, whilst proceeding to the Gasworks, Breakfast Creek road, for the
purpose of paying the works' employees, he was bailed up by a man on a grey
horse, who presented a revolver, and remanded the bag and money he was
carrying-viz. £225, in notes, gold, silver, and copper. Complainant threw
the bag towards a friend, when offender jumped from his horse, picked up the
bag, and galloped off in the direction of Bowen Hills. Photograph of
Edwards, alias McDonald, alias Bradley, &c., has been fully identified as
offender (see Police Gazette, 1903 pages 405, 341). Arrest very
desirable.-O.1660. 6th September, 1902.
Men Inquired For
Information is requested as to the present whereabouts of a man named James
Lynn. He is 25 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high, medium build, fair
complexion, grey eyes, reddish curly hair, reddish moustache only, one tooth
in front of upper jaw decayed; an Irishman: well educated, and speaks with
North of Ireland accent: dressed in dark tweed suit, white straw hat with
black band. Supposed to be at Picton, New South Wales. Information required
for purpose of proceeding being instituted for maintenance of illegitimate
child.-O.960. 9th April, 1903.
Now searchable, these Gazettes on CD-ROM open up a world of interesting and
comprehensive information about individual people and their lives in Queensland.
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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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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