The Genealogical Society  of Victoria Inc. 

Events

Seminar - Member 1 Day 14 Mar 2009
	Full day seminars are held on an occasional basis in the GSV Meeting Room. Payment is required with bookings. Members $30.00 Non-Members $40.00 Saturday 14 March 2009 Crime in 19th Century Victoria 10.00 am to 4.00 pm His Honour Judge Paul Mullaly QC - Crime in the Port Phillip District 1838–1851 Who were the victims, the people charged, the witnesses and the lawyers etc? Judge Mullaly will explain some aspects of the different law at that time and what we can learn about that community from the surviving records. Dr Gary Presland - Tracking criminals through 19th century Victoria Police records A record is created by the police at every stage from the report of an offence to the apprehension of the offender. Many of these records from the 19th century still exist and can be used by historians to track criminals once again. Gary will show you how. Charlie Farrugia - Using Criminal Trial Briefs in Victoria Public Record Office Victoria holds briefs and associated documentation relating to the prosecution of criminal trials in Victoria dating from 1841. Charlie will explain what you can find in these records and how to find briefs for individual cases. Diane Gardiner - Prisons, porridge and punishment Diane will give a brief overview of 19th century Victorian prisons, prison life and crime and punishment. Using prison records, stories of some prisoners will be reconstructed. These records reveal much about the lives of people in Melbourne during the boom and bust years of the 1800s.