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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)./P>

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.