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During 1917 the South Australian Police Gazette was issued weekly. They were
used as a means to convey information to all South Australian Police Forces of
information received relating to any crime, or missing items or person, changes
in the force, as well as notifying of methods and procedures that need to be
followed in certain circumstances.
A vast resource of personal information and events - if you find details of a
person in a Police Gazette can lead to very interesting stories, or answer some
questions about family stories that have been handed down.
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, missing persons, warrants issued, arrests, escaped
prisoners, and reports on those released. Notices from interstate police
gazettes are sometimes included.
Example entry taken from the 21 February 1917 issue:
Special Inquiry
A motor cycle and side car (described hereunder), value £100, the property
of Harold Sydney Redman, was stolen from York Lane, near Grand Central
Hotel, Adelaide, on September 30th, 1916, and has not since been traced, The
owner is not a wealthy man, and the loss to him is considerable. It is
thought that some trace might be obtained in country districts. Special
inquiries are therefore requested. Description - A motor cycle and side car,
twin cylinder, Kink Dick engine, Bullock frame, painted pale blue,
three-speed gear, aluminium footboards, ebonite grips, engine No. A5149,
registered No. 5500. mudguards, acetylene gas lamp, and mechanical horn,
side car has wicker body, leather cover, and spring seat. See also Police
Gazette, 1916, page 323 "Stealing in Dwellings, &c." - (C.2832)
Example entry taken from the 5 September 1917 issue:
Escaped Prisoner of War
On the 24th ultimo Anton Ohlms and H.J. Schonobel (prisoners of war) escaped
from the German Concentration Camp, Liverpool, New South Wales. Ohlma is
described as a German, 19 years of age, 5ft. 10 3/4in. high, about 158lbs.
weight, blue eyes, fair hair, a barman. Schonobel is a German, 20 years of
age, 6ft. high, about 156lbs. weight, brown hair, grey eyes, bullet mark
inside fleshy part of left thigh, a labourer. If located in South Australia
to be arrested and handed over to the military authorities, Keswick. -
(C.2368)
A few unique features appear in this years issues:
- marine stores collectors' licences
- list of medical officers appointed to attend destitute persons' in
country districts
Now searchable, these Gazettes on CD-ROM open up a world of interesting and
comprehensive information about individual people and their lives in South
Australia.
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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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