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All 77 years of New South Wales Police Gazettes to from 1938 at a very special set price.

Police gazettes provided information and instructions to members of the police force. You can expect the New South Wales Police Gazettes to include the following information that will usually list names and sometimes personal details, descriptions with photograph. Addresses and/or occupations may be an added bonus for the researcher:

• apprehensions
• complainants
• deaths in public places
• escapees and absconders from custody
• lost or stolen property and stock - names of victims; sketches of jewellery and watches
• deserting wives, families, etc
• deserting from military service
• deserting from merchant vessels
• inquests
• missing friends
• persons suspected or wanted for a crime and warrants issued
• police promotion examination results and appointments
• prisoners discharged from gaols
• prisoners released on tickets of leave (under licence)
• prohibited immigrants

Compiled to be distributed amongst the Police Force only, Police Gazettes contain details and information that can not be found anywhere else. They were 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.

System Requirements: Any computer using Adobe (Acrobat) Reader 4 or later, Adobe Reader 6 or later is recommended for CDs with searchable text