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Police Gazettes are a unique, useful and extremely fascinating
resource for local, family and social historians as well as researchers in other
fields throughout Australia. Compiled to be distributed amongst the police force
only, these Gazettes therefore contain details and information that can not be
found anywhere else.
A goldmine of information for any historian, the Police Gazettes contain a
wide range of information such as lists of warrants issued, details of those
arrested and discharged (which include physical descriptions of the offender),
escaped prisoners (also with descriptions), details of those deserting their
wives and families, missing friends, deserters from H.M. Service, lists of
horses and cattle stolen. You will also find details on murders, robberies,
arson, rape, sacrilege and more. Notices from Police Gazettes from other states
are also often included.
Please note: this CD contains 51 or the 52 issues released for the year 1899.
A unique feature of this years issues, is that it includes Auctioneer Licences
issued throughout this year.
Example entry taken from 30 August 1899 issue:
Murder
Dr. J.G. Hopkins is wanted for the murder of one R.R. Evans, at Georgia,
United Stated of America. Description:- Physician, about 49 years of age,
looks young, 5 feet 8 inches high, weight 125 to 130 lbs. sharp features,
erect carriage, shoulders slightly sloping, sallow complexion, deep-set
greyish-blue eyes, four or more upper front teeth artificial, small long
wart on throat, hair dark-sandy colour, parted on side, sandy moustache,
large straight sharp nose, limbs rather long, hands long and flexible,
middle finger or right hand gone, in talking has a nervous clearing of the
throat, slight twitching of muscles of mouth, writes rather poor and
scratchy a hand. 1,500 dollars reward. Should he be traced, information to
be sent to C.I. Branch, and offender kept under notice. Woodcut portrait in
the C.I. Office. - O.5709. 26th August, 1899.
This is an immense Victorian resource, now available on fully-searchable
CD-ROM for the first time.
High quality scanned images of the whole of the 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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