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An amazing source of information, the Police Gazettes provided information
and instructions to members of the police force, and as such you can expect the
Tasmanian Police Gazettes (in the earliest years called 'Reports of Crime') to
include the following information:
- apprehensions
- convict returns
- disciplining of police
- escapees and absconders from custody
- housebreakers and burglars
- licensed carriers, hawkers, oyster fishers, and tanners
- deserting wives, families, etc
- deserting from military service
- deserting from merchant vessels
- inquests
- missing friends
- murderers and their victims
- police resignations
- prisoners discharged from gaols
- prisoners released on tickets of leave
- property and stock recovered
- rewards - names of persons offering a reward
- victims of arson
- victims of horse and cattle stealing or straying
- victims of lost or stolen property
- victims of sheep stealing or straying
Example entries taken from the 1 May 1868 issue:
Lost or Stolen
Brighton Municipality-Lost or stolen on the 20th ultimo, off a horse at the
Broad Marsh:- An old saddle (the knee-pad on off side much worn and broken), 2
girths (have been mended), and a grey saddle cloth trimmed with blue braiding,
the property of William Sibley, Esquire, Hamilton.
Arson - 40 Pounds Reward
Campbell Town Municipality.-On the night of 6th April, 1868, a fence
situate on the Merton Vale Estate was wilfully and maliciously fired in
several places. The above Reward is offered by C.H. Harrison and C.H. Leake,
Esquires, and the Municipal Council of Campbell Town, for such information
that will lead to the conviction of the offender or offenders. In addition to
the above Rewards, C.H. Leake, Esquire, now overrs 10 pounds, making in all
the sum of 50 pounds.
A wonderful resource of historical information now readily available for all
to use. Historians researching, social, local or family history can all benefit
from using the Police Gazettes as a source of information.
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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