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Each state published a government or police gazette. These gazettes included information about individuals who appeared before the courts and individuals who were employed by the government or who held public offices (school teachers, constables, or postmasters). The gazettes also gave details about land grants and transfers, leases, mining claims, runaway convicts, and individuals who were granted various licenses. | Each state published a government or police gazette. These gazettes included information about individuals who appeared before the courts and individuals who were employed by the government or who held public offices (school teachers, constables, or postmasters). The gazettes also gave details about land grants and transfers, leases, mining claims, runaway convicts, and individuals who were granted various licenses. | ||
An index of the Police Gazette of Western Australia is available on the web at [http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/eresources/police_gazettes www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/eresources/police_gazettes] provided by State Library of Western Australia. | |||
World Vital Records also provides indexes to some of the Police Gazettes at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/place/australia/1880/government www.worldvitalrecords.com/place/australia/1880/government] | |||
Family Search Catalog shows films 6359174 through 6359190 which contain police records. | |||
== Locating Court Records == | == Locating Court Records == | ||