For God’s sake send the trackers

For God’s sake send the trackers FOR GOD’S SAKE SEND THE TRACKERS… A HISTORY OF QUEENSLAND TRACKERS AND VICTORIA POLICE By Gary Presland Following the use of Queensland Aboriginal troopers during the 1879-80 hunt for the Kelly Gang, Victoria Police...

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...

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...