An index to approx 31,200 names and
aliases mentioned in the Queensland Police Gazette (QPG)
from its commencement in 1864 to 1874. QPGs contain
details and information that cannot be found elsewhere as
they were only circulated within the internal network of
the Police Force. The index is searchable with
QFHSdatasearch.
A special feature of this CD is the
inclusion of "topics" which cover a wide range of items of
interest to family historians and those who had family
serving in the Police Force. Useful information to the
discerning researcher includes -
INFORMATION ON OFFENCES
Murder and attempted murder
Highway robbery
Theft
Incendiarism
Wife and child desertion
Absconding from hired service
Rape
Abduction.
The Gazette records the names of the victim and suspected
offender, addresses, place and circumstance of the
offence, age of offender, and nationality, appearance,
dress and other marks of identity, and a description, as
accurate as possible, of stolen property eg horses, &c.
INFORMATION ON OFFENDERS
Arrests
Escaped prisoners
Ship and military deserters
Suspected offenders
Discharged prisoners
Warrants issued
A variety of information is given including the nature of
the crime, aliases, a description of the dress and
physical appearance of the offender, age, nationality, &c.
LOST PROPERTY
Reports the name of the person, circumstances of the loss,
description of property, and location.
LISTS OF LICENSES
Retail spirit dealers
Wholesale wine and spirit dealers
Publicans
Packet
Billiards
Bagatelle
Auctioneers
Medical practitioners
Chemists and druggists
Most lists, giving the date and location of the licenses,
commence in February 1871 and are extracts from the
Queensland Government Gazette. Lists commenced earlier for
medical practitioners (January 1865) and chemists &
druggists (February 1870)
POLICE MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
For the entire period 1864-1874, the Police Gazette
includes lists of appointments, promotions, resignations,
discharges, dismissals, reduction in rank, and transfers
(1864-1868 only) with the register number, date and place
(where appropriate). Rewards to police officers also
appear in the Gazette.
MISSING FRIENDS
These are normally people whose whereabouts is sought by
relatives or friends. The gazette details (where known)
the name, physical description, time last seen,
occupation, age, nationality, supposed destination, and
other relevant information to assist in their location.
GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS
These cover Justices of the Peace and Magistrates.
RETURN OF DEATHS REPORTED TO THE POLICE
IN WHICH INQUESTS ARE HELD
From December 1869, the Gazette records the name of the
deceased, occupation, age, physical description and dress,
date and place of death, supposed cause of death, and the
names of the persons last seen in the company of the
deceased.
EXTRACTS FROM POLICE GAZETTES IN OTHER
COLONIES
Where it was supposed that an offender had traveled to
Queensland, extracts from other Police Gazettes,
particularly in the case of serious offences, were
published in the QPG. Notices from the New South Wales,
Victorian, Tasmanian, South Australian and New Zealand
gazettes appear during the period covered by this index.
This CD is an excellent resource for
researching Queensland police history.
Searching the indexes by name, year and other details is
made easy using the popular searching and sorting
capabilities of our very own developed QFHSdatasearch
interface. Features include field oriented and keyword
searches, Boolean selection, sorting, wildcard searches
and, when applicable, links to the images held in pdf
files of the source records
