Unit Id Item Date Range Description 1 Description 2 Description 3 Description 4 Description 5
14 Item - File 1027/1859
14 Item 14 Sep 1859 - 19 Sep 1859 File 999/1859 Lance Corporal John Field, Angaston Police Station: Application for leave to get married.
14 Item - 786/1859
14 Item - File 556/1859
14 Item - File 865/1859
14 Item - File 945/1859
14 Item 01 Jan 1859 - 01 Jan 1859 File 1178/1859 Police Trooper William Ewens, Salisbury Police Station: Inquest into the death of H.A. Von Unna (suicide).
14 Item - File 1197/1859
14 Item - File 879/1859
15 Item 03 Apr 1860 - 06 Apr 1860 File 418/1860 William Bakewell, North Terrace: requesting that ten pound note taken from Mr Fleetwood as evidence may be returned to him. Also includes report from Sergeant Sullivan, Port Adelaide Police re theft of money by Fanny Elizabeth Crapper stolen from her employer George William Brown and used to buy goods at Mr Fleetwood's store. Money and goods in possession of Police till trial.
15 Item - File 112/1860
15 Item 07 Jan 1860 - 22 Feb 1860 File 34/1860 Corporal Richard Saunders, Mt. Remarkable Police Station: Death of man Welch at Butler's Station at Warcowie. Alleged neglect of duty by Lance Corporal Coward. This file has been digitised.
15 Item - File 158/1860 Port Elliot - Bush fires at - Complaining of inactivity of Police From: S.A. Insurance Co.
15 Item 14 Mar 1860 - 10 Aug 1860 File 398/1860 Lance Corporal John Field, Angaston Police Station: Tenders for work on well from G. Harvey and F.P. Tallack.
15 Item 20 Jan 1860 - 06 Feb 1860 File 135/1860 W. Stretton PT, Yankalilla Police Station. Resignation of, and report from Corporal Berrill.
15 01 Jan 1860 - 01 Jan 1860 Files 1/1860 to 709/1860 NE GRG/MRG Unit
15 Item 30 Dec 1859 - 12 Jan 1860 File 35/1860 James Howe, PT, Angaston Police Station: Remains of body found near Tooths Knob, believed to be that of William Dalwood.
15 Item 30 Mar 1860 - 02 Apr 1860 File 411/1860 Lance Corporal John Field, Angaston Police Station: Reporting assault on Trooper O'Reilly by Aldenhoven and other Germans.
15 Item 14 Mar 1860 - 23 Mar 1860 File 369/1860 Sergeant W. Hooker, Angepena Police Station: Reporting his patrol to the Blanchewater with P.T. Howe. Report by natives of remains of a white man on north east side of Mount Torrens but unable to locate. Apprehended attack by natives on Mr Stuckey's station. Their constant killing of cattle and need for continuous Police presence.
15 Item - File 296/1860
16 Item 04 Feb 1861 - 04 Feb 1861 File 123/1861 John Field, L. Corporal, Angaston Police Station: Stating back veranda of Station blown down by a whirlwind. Mr Treloar offers to repair for nine shillings.
16 Item 15 Oct 1860 - 05 Dec 1860 File 1065/1860 Secretary, Commissioner of Lands: Instructions respecting Stuart's exploring expedition.
16 01 Jan 1860 - 01 Jan 1861 Files 711/1860 to 268/1861 NE GRG/MRG Unit
16 Item 24 Aug 1860 - 05 Sep 1860 File 919/1860 Trooper T. Rickarby, Goolwa Police Station: Reporting the wretched and pitiful situation of the natives at Point McLeay and the Port Elliot area and lack of medical attention for them.
16 Item - File 940/1860
16 Item 01 Jan 1861 - 01 Jan 1861 File 53/1861 Police Trooper J. Geharty, Venus Bay Police Station: Quarterly report on natives. Their conduct in employment commended.
16 Item 10 Sep 1861 - 10 Sep 1861 File 102A/1861 Commisisoner of Police as Protector of Aborigines: Report to Government following his inspection at Port Lincoln. Protesting the conviction and imprisonment (chained around the neck) of an Aborigine convicted on a doubtful charge.
16 Item 04 Jul 1860 - 04 Jul 1860 File 764/1860 Corporal J. Wauhop, Angipena Police Station: Justifying the sending of two troopers to Stuart Creek due to native threat and presence of the Goyder Expedition in the area.
16 Item 23 Jan 1861 - 23 Jan 1861 File 102/1861 B.L. Laurie, Magistrate, Normanville: Advising Commissioner of detention ot 15 year old Jane White in Police cells in lieu of sending to Adelaide with male prisoners. An irregular procedure explained in defence of Corporal Birrell.
16 Item - File 1082/1860
17 Item - File 921/1861
17 Item 11 Apr 1861 - 12 Apr 1861 File 362/1861 W. Reid, Inspector Impossible situation re native witnesses being kept in Police cells. Opinion of Attorney General sought
17 Item 01 Oct 1861 - 08 Oct 1861 File 857/1861 W. Geharty, Police Trooper, Venus Bay Police Station: Quarterly Report on native conduct. Reporting that most natives in settlers' employ have gone a bush hunt. Stone waterholes drying up. Difficulty in obtaining native labour by settlers.
17 Item 16 Nov 1861 - 27 Dec 1861 File 1009/1861 George Hamilton, Chief Inspector, Wellington Police Station: Jack Hamilton, Aborigine, killed in fight at Point McLeay between Murray and Mundoo Island tribes. Death caused by spear thrown by native Nattra from Lake Albert Station. Suggestion of inaction by Police to prevent the fight. Includes letters from Tilney Cotton Jack Hamilton's employer and George Taplin, Superintendent of Point McLeay.
17 Item 19 Mar 1861 - 20 May 1861 File 268/1861 G. Ayliffe, Police Trooper, Kapunda Police Station. Murder of Mrs Rainbird and her two children. Arrest of five natives at Macaw Creek. Four native witnesses taken into cusody pending trial. Four natives convicted and hanged.
17 01 Jan 1861 - 01 Jan 1861 Files 268/1861 to 1042/1861 NE GRG/MRG Unit
17 Item 08 Apr 1861 - 10 Apr 1861 File 361and a half/1861 Commissioner Warburton: Accommodation for native witnesses. The Superintendent of the Destitute Asylum notes "the male wards are already fearfully overcrowded, some of the inmates being obliged to sleep on the tables."
17 Item 12 Sep 1860 - 21 Sep 1860 File 787/1861 James Howe, PT, Wirrily SA [? on Bandicoot Plains, 145 miles south of Blanche]: Reporting native 'Sambo' in possession of two sets of white men's hair and of white men in poor condition "20 sleeps away". Stating probability that white men's hair in possession of Aboriginal 'Sambo' belongs to the survivors of the Burke and Wills party and informed Mr McKinlay.
17 Item - File 999/1861
17 Item 18 Mar 1861 - 10 Aug 1861 File 339/1861 Trooper D. Morgan, Wellington Police Station: Robbery of W. Barton Hack's store at Parnka on the Coorong by natives, use of native Jerry Robins as guide and informer, role of Mr Mason as Sub-Protector, his ability to speak natives' language. Account of the protracted investigation, Commissioner's verdict that Trooper Morgan's account was a "cock and bull story". Defence of PT Morgan by Inspector Hamilton.
17 Item 19 Jan 1861 - 13 Jun 1861 File 394/1861 John Mudge, PT, Fowlers Bay: Reporting murder of shepherd Gustav Theodore Bergqvist by natives at Fowlers Bay.
17 Item 01 Jan 1861 - 31 Dec 1861 File 1008/1861 R.S. Smyth, Police Trooper, Wellington Police Station: Suspected murder of native Mason's Bob on Poltalloch Station reported by Alexander Tolmer. Native named Wilson arrested on suspicion but later released when death was judged from natural causes.
17 Item 01 Jan 1861 - 01 Jan 1861 File 423/1861 Native woman named 'Willart' alias Eliza of Anlaby. Required to give evidence at trial of Natives charged with murder of Mrs Rainbird and children, near Kapunda.
18 Item - File 173/1862
18 Item 03 Jun 1862 - 03 Jun 1862 File 626/1862 Telegram from L.C. Rollison reporting return of wilful murder against Malachi Martin at inquest (Jane MacNanamin).
18 Item 12 Jun 1862 - 12 Jun 1862 File 678/1862 Major Warburton, Commissioner of Police: Re collection of evidence in the Salt Creek murder (Malachi Martin case).
18 Item 21 Jul 1862 - 21 Jul 1862 File 856/1862 Major Warburton, Commissioner of Police: Memo re inquiries re allegation Malachi Martin murdered a black boy.
18 Item - File 384/1862
18 Item 19 May 1862 - 23 May 1862 File 583 and a half/1862 T.D. Smeaton: Seeking to draw Police attention to natives camped in the north Park Lands being badgered "worse than wild beasts" by a set of idle lads, and to prevent gambling on Sundays and the natives being supplied with drink. Commissioner comments on need for even handedness in dealing with European and native alike. Also refers to a native encampment on the Police Paddock near the Barracks. Includes CLI 882/1862.
18 Item 30 Jun 1862 - 02 Jul 1862 File 754/1862 Crown Solicitor: Regina v Martin. Identification of Jane MacNanamin's rings by Mrs Burford (Malachi Martin case).