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.
Police gazettes provided information and instructions to members of the police
force. You can expect the Tasmanian Police Gazettes (in the earliest
years called
Reports of Crime) to include the following
information that will usually list names and sometimes personal details, descriptions
with photograph, addresses and/or occupations as an added bonus for the
researcher:
- apprehensions
- 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
-
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
A fascinating read for anyone, but more so if you have family in Tasmania during this era. This CD contains high quality scanned images of the whole of the years
1871-1875 issues on a single CD, and it has been bookmarked for easy
navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed
out if required.
Each year is also available individually:
Tasmania Reports of Crime 1871
Tasmania Reports of Crime 1872
Tasmania Reports of Crime 1873
Tasmania Reports of Crime 1874
Tasmania Reports of Crime 1875
