Find your ancestors in Tasmania Reports of Crime 1861-1870

Police gazettes provided information and instructions to members of the police force. Tasmanian Police Gazettes include information like: apprehensions; convict returns; disciplining of police; escapees and absconders from custody; burglaries; licensed carriers; deserters; inquests; missing people; murderers and their victims; police resignations; prisoners discharged from gaols and released on tickets of leave; property recovered; rewards; and details of victims.

Gazettes are published by governments and their agencies as a means of communication to officials and the general public. As such they are useful, not only to monitor the actions of the government, but also as far as family historians are concerned, they are valuable primary source documents.

Information included:

• Names

• Other personal details (in some cases)

• Descriptions

• Photographs

• Addresses

• Occupations