Victoria, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1855, 1864-1924

Source Information

Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1855, 1864-1924 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.

Original data:

Victoria Police Gazette Indexes. CD-ROM. Ridgehaven, South Australia: Gould Genealogy and History, 2009.

About Victoria, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1855, 1864-1924

About This Collection

Police gazettes provided information and instructions to members of the police force. In this collection of Victoria police gazettes, which spans the years 1855, 1864 to 1924, you will find the names of police officers, victims of crime, missing persons, and wanted or released criminals. Personal details reported could include name, aliases, age, height, hair and eye color, distinguishing features, or clothing worn.

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