Aliens Index 1914-1918

Aliens Index 1914-1918 ALIENS INDEX 1914-1918. This is a listing of people mentioned in the Index and Registers of Victoria Police correspondence, under a heading firstly of ‘Commonwealth’ and, from 1916, under a heading of ‘Aliens’. It covers...

Infant Life Protection Act of 1890

Infant Life Protection Act of 1890 INFANT LIFE PROTECTION ACT OF 1890. Compiled by Helen D. Harris OAM In 1898, Victoria Police took over the administration of the Infant Life Protection Act of 1890, which  had been passed in reaction to cases of infanticide and abuse...

Theatrical, Literary, Artistic

Theatrical, Literary, Artistic Search for: NOTE: To search whether a name can be found in this Index, you can use the Search bar above. Use the FIND function in your computer’s browser (press CTL-F) to navigate to the actual entry.  For further information about this...

Wife & Child Deserters – SA

Wife & Child Deserters – SA Search for: SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES LEFT DESTITUTE BY HUSBANDS GOING TO THE VICTORIAN GOLD DIGGINGS, 1855 Copied from the Victoria Police Gazette, 31 August 1855. NOTE: To search whether a name can be found in this Index, you...

Cops and Robbers

COPS AND ROBBERS.  A GUIDE TO RESEARCHING 19TH CENTURY POLICE AND CRIMINAL RECORDS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA By Helen Doxford Harris and Gary Presland This publication looks in detail at a wide range of 19th century government records created in relation to people either...