Police gazettes provided information and instructions to members of the police
force. You can expect the Tasmanian Police Gazettes to include the following
information that will usually list names and some times personal details, descriptions
with photograph, addresses and/or occupations may be an added bonus for the
researcher:
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apprehensions
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convict returns
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disciplining of police
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escapees and absconders from custody
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housebreakers and burglars
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licensed carriers, hawkers, oyster fishers, and tanners
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deserting wives, families, etc
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deserting from military service
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deserting from merchant vessels
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inquests
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missing friends
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murderers and their victims
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police resignations
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prisoners discharged from gaols
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prisoners released on tickets of leave
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property and stock recovered
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rewards—names of persons offering a reward
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victims of arson
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victims of horse and cattle stealing or straying
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victims of lost or stolen property
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victims of sheep stealing or straying
Gazettes are published by governments and their agencies as a means of communication
to officials and the general public. As such they are useful, not only to monitor
the actions of the government, but also as far as family historians are concerned,
they are valuable primary source documents.
Each year is also available individually:
Tasmania Reports of Crime 1861Tasmania Reports of Crime 1862Tasmania Reports of Crime 1863Tasmania Reports of Crime 1864Tasmania Reports of Crime 1865This CD contains high quality scanned images of the whole of the years 1861-1865 issues on a single CD. This CD has been bookmarked for easy navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.
