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If you had family living in Queensland in the early 1900s, have you thought of
looking at the Police Gazettes for information? These are a genealogist's
goldmine of information. Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force
only, these Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found
anywhere else. Far from just listing those who were in the Police Force, or
those that were on the 'wrong side' of the law - you will also find entries of
missing persons, or they might be a witness to crime, or had
something stolen from them, or may even have found an item and reported it
to the Police.
Produced weekly The Police Gazettes include court lists, details of warrants issued,
appointments and changes in the Police Service, lists of arrests and discharges
and descriptions, lost or stolen items, missing animals, escaped prisoners and
missing persons. Notices from Police Gazettes from other states are also often
included. You will also find licencing details for victuallers, wine-sellers,
and billiards. These issues include many photographs of those wanted, as well as
those being released.
Example entry taken from the 17 June 1911 issue:
Housebreaking and stealing from the Dwelling House
C.I. Branch, Rockhampton - The premises of Flavelle, Roberts and Sankey,
jewellers, East street, Rockhampton, were entered during the night of the 9th
instant, and two safes opened by means of keys, and the following articles of
jewellery (valued at about £950; identifiable) and £30 in cash stolen therefrom.
The manager A.A. Radcliffe, held possession of the safe keys throughout the
night in question, and the duplicate keys were held by the Bank of New South
Wales, Rockhampton. Entrance to the premises was apparently effected through the
front door, which was secured with a Chubb lock; this was apparently opened with
a key, and the three other doors opening into the premises were opened from the
inside by keys that were left hanging in the shop. As the above offence occurred
during Carnival Week at Rockhampton, there was a number of Southern speilers and
criminals in the town. [the rest of the article, 4 pages or so, lists all the
contents missing]
Fascinating searching and useful information for anyone interested in
Queensland’s history and people.
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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