Media: EBOOK - download
File format: PDF file 100MB (1128 pages)
Year: (1930) 2023
ISBN: 9781742221984
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, discharges, resignations, deaths), information is also given on housebreak-ins, robberies, arson, murders, arson, rewards, warrants issued, lists of arrests and discharges, lost horses and cattle, deserters from services and from families, escaped prisoners, missing friends, lost and found items, and reports on those released. Notices from interstate police gazettes are usually included if it was felt that the person may be heading towards that state.

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 1930. Contains all issues that were released during that year.

SAMPLE ENTRY (from the 5 February 1930 issue):

Bigamy.
Parramatta.-ALFRED BATE (42), charged on warrant that he did on the 5th June, 1910, at. Chaltram. in the District of Medway in the county of Kent, England, marry Lily Rosina Sims, and that while so married did, on the 4th April, 1914, at Marriekville, in the State of New South Wales, marry Annie Train, the said Lily Rosina Bate (nee Sims), being then alive, has been, arrested by Constables Sly, Skehan, Clarke and McCarthy, Parramatta Police. Committed for trial at Parramatta Sessions.