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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Queensland Court Records - at Findmypast - index ($)
Queensland Criminal Reports - at Findmypast - index ($)
Australian court databases
1824-1936 Queensland, Australia, Prison and Reformatory Indexes at Ancestry - index only ($)
1851-1908 Naturalisations 1851-1908, index.
1857-1899 Equity files 1857-1899, index.
1857-1957 Justices of the Peace 1857-1957, index.
1857-1957 - Queensland, Justices Of The Peace 1857-1957 - at Findmypast - index ($)
1857-1940 Wills 1857-1940, index.
1857-1902 Inquests 1859-1902, index.
1859-1897 Queensland, Inquests 1859-1897 - at Findmypast - index ($)
1859-1897 - Queensland, Australia, Death Inquest Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
1861-1885 Criminal depositions 1861-1885, index.
1885-1908 Register of court fees 1885-1908, index.
1889-1929 Trustee files 1889-1929, index.
1915-1983 Instruments of renunciation 1915-1983, index.

Police Gazettes[edit | edit source]

1864-1900 Queensland Police Gazettes - at Findmypast - index ($)
1881-1945 Queensland, Australia, Police Gazette Index, 1881-1945 index & images - at Ancestry ($)
1903-1910 Queensland, Australia, Government Gazettes, 1903-1910 - at Ancestry ($)

Prison Records[edit | edit source]

1863-1936 Queensland, St Helena Convict Index 1863-1936 at Findmypast - index ($) This was the foremost men’s prison in colonial Queensland.
1864-1906 Queensland, Toowoomba Prison Records 1864-1906 at Findmypast - index ($)
1864-1906 Australia, Queensland, Toowoomba, Prison Records Index, 1864-1906 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Online New South Wales Records Including Queensland Until 1859[edit | edit source]

New South Wales Police Gazette at Findmypast - index only ($)
1788-1822 Minutes of proceedings, 1788-1822 at FamilySearch, images.
1788-1824 Records, 1788-1824, New South Wales. Court of Criminal Jurisdiction, at FamilySearch, images.
1788-1856 - New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers at Ancestry - index & images ($)
1789-1826 In-letters, 1789-1826 at FamilySearch, index & images. Includes among other records constables and their families, civil and military officers, jurors.
1810-1820 Musters of prisoners, 1810-1820 at FamilySearch, images.
1810-1825 Petitions for mitigation of sentence, 1810-1825 at FamilySearch, images.
1810-1826 Petitions for mitigation of sentence, 1810-1826 : Colonial Secretary's in-letters
1818-1930 - New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books at Ancestry - index & images ($)
1821-1937 - New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests at Ancestry - index & images ($)
1822-1857 New South Wales, Australia, Returns of the Colony at Ancestry - index & images ($)
1824-1826 Trial records, 1824-1826, New South Wales. Police Magistrates at FamilySearch, images.
1826-1827 Trial records, 1826-1827, New South Wales. Benches of Magistrates at FamilySearch, images.
1826-1856 New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Letters at Ancestry - index & images ($)
1826-1870 Returns of prisoners tried, 1826-1870, at FamilySearch, images.
1827-1825 Trial records, 1827-1835, New South Wales. Police Magistrates at FamilySearch, images.
1830-1945 New South Wales, Australia, Criminal Court Records at Ancestry - index & images ($)
1832-1863 New South Wales Government Gazette Indexes at Findmypast - index only ($)
1832-1880 New South Wales Government Gazettes at Findmypast; PDF document
1836-1922 Register of cases, 1836-1922 at FamilySearch, images.
1840-1856 Colonial secretary's correspondence regarding prisoners, 1840-1856 at FamilySearch, images.
1853-1899 New South Wales, Australia, Government Gazettes at Ancestry - index & images ($)
1854-1930 New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazettes at Ancestry - index & images ($). Also at FamilySearch, free.
1856-1875 Commutation of death sentences, 1856-1875 at FamilySearch, images.

Content[edit | edit source]

Court records contain information about individuals who were involved in a number of matters. Details about Australian convicts are often found in court records. Most court records provide names of individuals who served as defendants, plaintiffs, jurors, or witnesses. They may also provide such information as the individual’s residence, occupation, physical description, and family.