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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 21 January 1870 issue:
Inquests
An Inquest was held at Victoria, Huon, on the 12th instant, upon the bodies of
William Smith, C.P., per Maitland, and James Edwards, per Augusta Jessie who
were accidentally drowned in the Huon River, on the 28th ultimo. A returned
accordingly.
Warrants Issued, and now in this Office
Hobart Town.-On the 17th instant, by A.B. Jones, Esq., J.P. for the arrest of
Agnes Cox, charged with leaving her children at Hobart Town, without means of
support.
Description: 36 years old, 5 feet 2 inches high, fresh complexion, dark hair,
round features; supposed to have gone to New Norfolk.
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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