Media: BOOK - 384 pages
Year: 1855

Own a copy with your ancestor's record! 

BONUS: we will include a USB of the searchable digitised version of the Victoria Police gazette 1855

Police Gazettes kept police throughout Victoria informed on regulations within the Police Force, and police employment etc. For family historians interest is in the numerous references to individual policemen and criminals - and those against whom the offences occurred, which could have been anyone in community of the day. The crimes may be major, such as murder, rape and theft or lesser crimes such as desertion and various misdemeanours. Lists of pastoralists and a description of their brands appear at intervals. As with Government Gazettes they are largely an untapped resource. 

Just some of the information that can be found in the Police Gazette

• housebreaking and stealing
• highway robbery
• felonies, murder, arson and other crimes
• horse and cattle stealing
• larceny and embezzlement
• missing persons - with detailed descriptions
• property lost and found
• desertions - from vessels, police force, military
• lists of those apprehended
• escaped convicts - with descriptions (including other colonies)
• ticket of leave holders
• escaped lunatics
• police notices from other colonies
• police promotions, reductions and dismissals
• miscellaneous information - which can include any information of police interest that does not into the regular categories of police notices

This will be immensely useful to:

• local historians
• family historians
• police historians
• social historians

LEARN MORE

• Click here to learn more about Police gazettes - what they contain and why they are so useful for family and local history research
• Click here  to download the FREE index to all available years (1855-1924) - the key to finding what years are of interest to

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