Media: EBOOK - download
File format: PDF file 24MB (431 pages)
Year: (1888) 2023
ISBN: 9781921371660
Publisher: Archive Digital Books Australasia

What is a Police Gazette?
Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else. Produced at regular intervals (usually once a week), it was a way of making information available to all in the Police Force throughout the whole state.

What information can be found in a New South Wales Police Gazette?
The information contained in the Police Gazettes does vary a little from year to year, but overall you will find details of any changes within the police force which are all listed (promotions, demotions, resignations, dismissals, retirements, deaths etc), information is also given on housebreak-ins, robberies, arson, murders, lost horses and cattle, deserters, escaped prisoners, missing friends, and reports on those released. Notices from interstate police gazettes are sometimes included.

How can this help me?
Anyone researching their family will have a 'lost' family member or two! You may well find them listed here, being on either side of the law. Or maybe they were a Policeman who transferred to another department or division, or someone that was a victim of a crime. You can find the physical details on persons listed here, missing, wanted or released, which helps to paint a picture of them (name, aliases used, age, height, colour hair, colour eyes, distinguishing features, even colour clothing worn).

Far from being just a unique and extremely fascinating resource for local, family and social historians - they are useful for anyone with an interest in New South Wales in the 1880s.

SAMPLE ENTRIES (from the 8 February 1888 issue):

Apprehensions, &c.
George Splatt, charged with assaulting Florence Carmichael and robbing her of a purse containing 19s., has been arrested by Senior-constable Grice, Sydney Police. Committed for trial at Quarter Sessions.

James M'Fadden, charged on warrant with wilfully and maliciously setting fire to a grass paddock at Wilga, the property of Albert Rothery, Esq., has been arrested by Constable Stirton, Nyngan Police. Committed for trial at Bourke Quarter Sessions.

George Collins, summoned for embezzling the sum of 5s, the property of his employer, Jenkin Williams, has been committed for trial at Maitland Sessions.

Frederick Hall, alias Dryer, alias Masher Fred, charged with breaking and entering the Albert Park Railway Station, Melbourne, and stealing the sum of £64 4s 3 d., the property of the Victoria Railway Department, has been arrested in Sydney by Detectives O'Donnell and Rochaix. Remanded to Victoria.

This product contains all 52 weekly issues that were produced for the year 1888, and is truly a fascinating read for learning about the social history of the time, even if you don't have family there.

High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book, bookmarked for easy navigation. Pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.

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