Unit Id Item Date Range Description 1 Description 2 Description 3 Description 4 Description 5
43 Item - File 7/1874
43 Item 01 Jan 1874 - 31 Dec 1874 File 36/1874 Deaths, 1874
43 Item - 156/1874
43 01 Jan 1873 - 01 Jan 1874 Files 1161/1873 to 180/1874 NE GRG/MRG Unit
44 Item 05 May 1874 - 07 May 1874 File 554/1874 Commissioner: Seeking supply by the Protector of Aborigines of printed pro forma returns for (1) natives charged with any offence (2) persons charged with supplying liquor to Aborigines. Completed forms not included.
44 01 Jan 1874 - 01 Jan 1874 Files 186/1874 to 985/1874 For 261/1874 see Unit 1157 NE GRG/MRG Unit
44 Item 01 Jan 1874 - 01 Jan 1874 File 913/1874 Paul Foelsche, Sub-Inspector, Northern Territory: Quarterly returns from the Northern Territory. Notes arrival of Chinese and Malays from Timor and their propensity for minor crime.
44 Item 25 Mar 1874 - 21 May 1874 Files 392/1874; 401/1874; 444/1874 (together as one) File 392/1874: Chief Secretary requests that an enquiry be made into the causes of the many serious crimes and accidents at Truro. File 401/1874: Commissioner of Police ordering that further enquiries be made by P.T. Mallon into the Moore manslaughter case at Truro which is evidently one of murder, and report on conduct of P.T. Hunter. File 444/1874: Crown Solicitor requesting Police Trooper Hunter's report into the Moore case.
44 Item - 480/1874
45 Item 08 Oct 1874 - 08 Oct 1874 File 1093/1874 Memo re creation of separate Detective Force and report by Inspector Peterswald respecting photographic apparatus.
45 Item 25 Aug 1874 - 11 Dec 1874 File 1029/1874 (includes 1440/1874) Re natives in the City.
45 Item 01 Apr 1874 - 30 Jun 1874 File 1179/1874 Inspector Foelsche, Northern Territory Police: Return of strength, transfers and distribution of personnel, as well as felonies for the quarter ended 30/6/1874.
45 Item 01 Jul 1874 - 30 Sep 1874 File 1464/1874 P. Foelsche, Sub-Inspector, Northern Territory Police: Quarterly report for 30/9/1874. Request for supply of white tunics.
45 01 Jan 1874 - 01 Jan 1875 Files 1004/1874 to 12/1875 NE GRG/MRG Unit
45 Item 31 Aug 1874 - 21 Jun 1875 File 1115/1874 (includes 535/1875) Police Trooper Richards, Fowler's Bay: Report of native having been shot in the back and larcenies from huts on properties in W.A. Questioning his powers as a S.A. constable at Eucla. Correspondence with Todd, Post Master General and Police Commissioner re locality of Eucla, longitute of Eucla to be determined on completion of the Telegraph Line. S. Smith, Superintendent of Police, Perth: Escaped convicts at Eucla. Absconding Imperial convict Bernard Stein.
45 Item 26 Aug 1874 - 18 Sep 1874 File 1036/1874 Messrs. Acraman, Main & Co.: Aborigines at Yardea quiet. Requesting removal of trooper stationed at Head Station.
45 Item 09 Dec 1874 - 14 Dec 1874 File 1435/1874 Town Clerk, Glenelg: Re new bathing regulations at Glenelg for the information of the officer stationed at Glenelg.
46 Item - File 43/1875 Sergeant B.C. Besley, Pount Gambier Police Station: Aborigine Tim in unlawful possession of horse and bridle from Casterton, Victoria.
46 Item - File 256/1875
46 01 Jan 1875 - 01 Jan 1875 Files 17/1875 to 280/1875 NE GRG/MRG Unit
46 Item 12 Nov 1874 - 03 Dec 1875 File 112/1875 (includes other files) Corporations (Letters from District Councils and Corporations relating to police matters).
46 Item 01 Jan 1875 - 31 Dec 1875 File 146/1875 (includes other files) Promotions, 1875 Includes PCO files 1412/1875 and 528/1875.
47 Item - File 884/1875
47 Item 01 Jan 1875 - 01 Jan 1875 File 342/1875 Visiting Justice to Gaols: Suggesting prostitutes be placed on bread and water diet for first 14 days of sentence.
47 01 Jan 1875 - 01 Jan 1875 Files 296/1875 to 1265/1875 NE GRG/MRG Unit
47 Item 01 Jan 1875 - 01 Jan 1875 File 521/1875 Parliamentary Questions Number of police at Blinman and Sliding Rock? Granting of wine licences leads to increase of drunkenness? Intention to station trooper at Meningie?
47 Item 08 Nov 1875 - 22 Feb 1876 File 1262/1875 Instruction to Corporal Sullivan for report relative to AO 393/75 Mr Hiern's request for police protection at Hilltrubey Station, Gawler Ranges Accommodation for same
47 Item 01 Jan 1875 - 31 Dec 1875 File 526/1875 Police Protection. Includes PCO files 956/1875 and 1082/1875.
47 Item 01 Jan 1875 - 01 Jan 1875 File 656/1875 Commissioner of Police Recommending Northern Territory Police be constituted a separate independent force
47 Item 04 Nov 1875 - 08 Nov 1875 File 1256/1875 W. Deckert PT, Head Quarters: Requesting to be sent to an out-station owing to the high cost of house rentals in Adelaide. Request later withdrawn.
47 Item 29 Apr 1875 - 13 Jan 1876 File 489/1875 Sub Protector of Aborigines: Seeking Police aid in collecting Aboriginal Folklore. Circulars sent to Police Sub Protectors at Blanchetown, Wellington, Goolwa, Milang, Overland Corner, Border Town, Laura, Mt. Freeling, The Peake, West Coast, Venus Bay. Fowler's Bay, Barrow's Creek and Charlotte Waters.
48 Item 03 Jan 1876 - 01 Jan 1877 File 6/1876 Extra pay, 1876 Includes many other PCO files relating to extra pay for 1876. Each file is a letter from an officer usually stating his length of service and claiming the regulation pay increase.
48 01 Jan 1875 - 01 Jan 1876 Files 1277/1875 to 50/1876 NE GRG/MRG Unit
48 Item 16 Nov 1875 - 19 Nov 1875 File 1291/1875 Commissioner: Drilling of troopers when in Adelaide to attend Criminal Sittings.
48 Item - File 47/1876
48 Item - File 18/1876 Removal of Constables, 1876
48 Item 23 Dec 1875 - 21 Jan 1876 File 1432/1875 Lance Corporal J. Simpson: Report re petition to bring Tanunda under the provisions of the Police Act. Includes brief description of Tanunda in 1876. A document or petition relating to the application of the Police Act to Tanunda appears to be missing from this file. Details may possibly be found in the correspondence register for 1875.
49 Item 14 Mar 1876 - 03 Apr 1876 File 425/1876 PT John Ewens, Blanchtown: Human remains found at Yadeo (?) Bend by Mr H. Dobbins of Swan Reach Station believed to be that of George Padwick. Includes piece of fabric taken from the remains.
49 Item 23 Apr 1876 - 26 Mar 1876 File 481/1876 J. H. Symon: Attempt by William Hillier to commit an unnatural offence upon a horse owned by Mr Daniel Brady of Lochiel. Enquiring when horse shall be returned to its owner.
49 01 Jan 1876 - 01 Jan 1876 Files 62/1876 to 876/1876 NE GRG/MRG Unit
49 Item - File 79/1876
49 Item 01 Jan 1876 - 01 Jan 1876 File 109/1876 Commissioner: Querying newspaper report of "outrageous doings" on New Year's Eve at Sliding Rock in which extensive damage to mining equipment was incurred.
49 Item 11 Mar 1876 - 03 Apr 1876 File 482/1876 James G. Fox, Chief Clerk, Armed Constabulary, Wellington, N.Z.: Requesting to know if Charles William Sherwood is married to a woman residing at Hill River Station. Includes photograph.
50 Item 01 Jan 1876 - 01 Jan 1876 File 886/1876 (and others) Northern Territory Police.
50 Item 24 May 1876 - 31 May 1876 File 878/1876 John O'Brien, Clare: Re travelling expenses.
50 Item 11 Nov 1876 - 28 Nov 1876 File 1772/1876 PT Dechert, Jamestown Police Station: Requesting to be removed to Head Quarters for health reasons. Replaced by E.W. Bertram PT.
50 Item - File 1709/1876
50 01 Jan 1876 - 01 Jan 1876 Files 878/1876 to 1785/1876 NE GRG/MRG Unit
51 Item 19 Nov 1876 - 04 Jan 1877 File 1800/1876 Police Trooper Clode, Venus Bay: Applying for leave of absence.
51 01 Jan 1876 - 01 Jan 1877 Files 1800/1876 to 10/1877 NE GRG/MRG Unit
52 Item - File 69/1877
52 01 Jan 1877 - 01 Jan 1877 Files 13/1877 to 69/1877 NE GRG/MRG Unit
52 Item - File 31/1877 Commissioner of Police: Recommended new police station buildings. List for Estimates.
53 Item 01 Jan 1877 - 31 Dec 1877 File 80/1877 (Part 1) Deceased persons, 1877. Includes other PCO files relating to the subject.
53 Item 01 Jan 1877 - 31 Dec 1877 File 80/1877 (Part 2) Deceased persons, 1877. Includes other PCO files relating to the subject.
53 Item 01 Jan 1877 - 01 Jan 1877 File 110/1877 Special Constables and Districts. This file contains all of the files relating to Special Constables for 1877.
53 01 Jan 1877 - 01 Jan 1877 Files 68/1877 to 399/1877 NE GRG/MRG Unit
54 Item - File 443/1877 (and 4 others) Promotions 1877. Includes PCO 679/1877; 739/1877; 1225/1877; 1570/1977
54 01 Jan 1877 - 01 Jan 1877 Files 411/1877 to 1754/1877 NE GRG/MRG Unit
54 Item - File 455/1877
54 Item 01 Jan 1877 - 01 Jan 1877 File 677/1877 Various memorialists, Currie and Hindley Streets: Complaint re disorderly houses (brothels) in Light Square.
55 01 Jan 1878 - 01 Jan 1878 Files 2/1878 to 14/1878 NE GRG/MRG Unit
55 Item 02 Jan 1878 - 09 Dec 1878 File 4/1878 Appointments This file includes all of the files relating to appointments for 1878
55 Item 27 Nov 1877 - 18 Jul 1881 File 14/1878 (6 parts) Repairs to Stations for 1878 Includes 96 other PCO files relating to repairs and improvements to stations.
56 Item 11 Mar 1876 - 05 Dec 1878 File 83/1878 (Part 2) Complaints, 1878
56 Item 05 Jan 1878 - 12 Jun 1878 File 83/1878 (Part 5) Complaints, 1878
56 Item 10 Oct 1878 - 12 Nov 1878 File 83/1878 (Part 1) Complaints, 1878
56 Item 23 Sep 1878 - File 83/1878 (Part 4) Complaints, 1878
56 01 Jan 1878 - 01 Jan 1878 Files 23/1878 to 89/1878 NE GRG/MRG Unit
56 Item 06 Jul 1878 - 22 Oct 1878 File 83/1878 (Part 3) Complaints, 1878
57 Item 06 Apr 1878 - 18 Jul 1878 File 743/1878 Sgt. W. O'Shanahan, Blanchwater Station: Reporting steps taken to apprehend native 'Logic' for the murder of Cornelius Mulholland or Mulhall. Also includes letter relating to the murder of Henry Graham by natives. Commissioner Hamilton comments "... I have not seen a report from a Police Officer so disgracefully constructed...".
57 01 Jan 1878 - 01 Jan 1878 Files 98/1878 to 783/1878 NE GRG/MRG Unit
57 Item 04 Apr 1878 - 10 Sep 1878 File 434/1878 Murders. Relates to the murders of Sarah Lowe (real name Keats) at Little Swamp, suspects Bascombe and wife; Cornelius Mulholland at Beltana, suspect native Logic; and a letter relating to the whereabouts of native offender Ragless Jack. Also includes a letter from William Keats, an inmate of the Destitute Asylum, saying his wife went by the name of Low in Port Lincoln.
57 Item - File 366/1878
57 Item 19 Jun 1878 - 05 Oct 1878 File 98/1878 Enquiries about PCO letter 98/1878 regarding letter sent by the Italian Consul in Melbourne regarding threats against Angelo Chiapponi allegedly made by his workmates on the Gawler Railway. Winninie, Waukaringa, Beltana, Blinman, Port Augusta, Government Gums, and Saltia Stations have not seen the letter.
57 Item 06 Mar 1878 - 11 Sep 1878 File 377/1878 Police Protection Far North. Removal of Police from Mount Freeling to Beltana. Certain documents have been placed in this file that were originally filed in PCO 434/1878 (Murders) for clarity. Includes petition from settlers protesting the removal.
58 Item - File 846/1878
58 01 Jan 1878 - 01 Jan 1878 Files 787/1878 to 5/1879 NE GRG/MRG Unit
58 Item - File 944/1878
59 01 Jan 1879 - 01 Jan 1879 Files 6/1879 to 89/1879 NE GRG/MRG Unit
59 Item - File 56/1879
60 Item - File 155/1879
60 01 Jan 1879 - 01 Jan 1879 Files 97/1879 to 613/1879 NE GRG/MRG Unit
60 Item 07 Jul 1879 - 24 Aug 1880 File 554/1879 Police Trooper Farrell, Tanunda: Repairs to Police Station at Tanunda.
60 Item 01 Jan 1753 - File 273/1879 Inspector Foelsche, Northern Territory: Difficulties in getting good quality recruits. Suggesting rotation of police from S.A. Comment on rapid growth of Chinese immigration. Northern Territory police consolidated in S.A. police.
60 Item 27 Mar 1879 - 22 Apr 1879 File 167/1879 (includes 256/1879) Enquiry from the Chief Secretary re protection for natives west of Port Augusta. Edward M Curr, Chief Inspector of Stock: His research of native vocabularies. Seeking police assistance to compile for publication. Includes a specimen of the questionnaire. Refers to information previously supplied to him in 1874 and to the publication 'The Native Tribes of S.A.' published by E.S. Wigg & Son (PCO 256/1879).
61 Item - File 1041/1879
61 Item 18 Aug 1879 - 09 Sep 1879 File 707/1879 Commissioner of Police, Victoria: Cost of passage of Felix McLaren, of Scutchings Ballarat Boarding House, Adelaide, important witness in Queen v Egan case.
61 01 Jan 1879 - 01 Jan 1879 Files 614/1879 to 1374/1879 NE GRG/MRG Unit
61 Item 21 Oct 1879 - 02 Dec 1879 File 823/1879 Commisisoner of Police: Police Trooper Dowling of Warooka reprimanded for communicating direct with Protector of Aborigines over unregistered dogs kept by natives.
62 Item 01 Jan 1880 - 01 Jan 1880 File 1/1880 (and others) Repairs to Stations, 1880 Includes various PCO files relating to repairs to Stations for 1880. See also 10/1880
62 Item 01 Jan 1880 - 01 Jan 1880 File 17/1880 (and others) Police Protection in various localities Includes other 1880 PCO files relating to Police protection
62 Item 01 Jan 1880 - 01 Jan 1880 File 15/1880 (and others) Resignations, dismissals, absences and deaths, 1880 Contains most PCO files relating to dismissals etc. for 1880
62 Item 01 Jan 1880 - 01 Jan 1880 File 10/1880 (and others) Repairs to Stations, 1880 Includes various PCO files relating to repairs to Stations for 1880. See also PCO 1/1880
62 01 Jan 1880 - 01 Jan 1880 Files 1/1880 to 23/1880 NE GRG/MRG Unit
62 Item - File 23/1880 (2 Files)
63 Item 01 Jan 1880 - 01 Jan 1881 File 48/1880 Complaints against Police. File contains other files relating to complaints against Police. For full listing see the Special List to GRG 5/2 in Research Centres.
63 Item - File 46/1888
63 01 Jan 1880 - 01 Jan 1880 Files 24/1880 to 79/1880 NE GRG/MRG Unit
63 Item 23 Jan 1880 - 30 Dec 1880 File 56/1880 Corporations (contains letters from District Councils and Corporations re police matters) Also contains PCO files 152/1880; 208/1880; 272/1880; 499/1880; 810/1880; 898/1880; 1150/1880 and 1270/1880.