A record of known deserters from sailing ships 1852-1900.Useful for those undertaking family tree research.535 pages. Blue and white soft cover, library label on spine, covered in clear contact.Inside note in pencil "40 pages missing"deserters, gold rush, ships, australia immigration.

Victoria Police Gazette No. 37 dated Thursday, September 10, 1868, containing notices about: murder, incendarism, highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, felonies and offences not otherwise described, miscellaneous information, horses and cattle, property stolen or lost, missing friends, courts, inquests, deserters from H.M. Service, property found, deserters from merchant vessels, extracts from the New South Wales Police gazette, and extracts from the Tasmanian crime report. Also a list and description of horses and cattle reported to the police as stolen during the week ending 8th September, 1868.essential services, police, victoria police gazette

Victoria Police Gazette No. 34 dated Thursday, august 20, 1868, containing notices about: incendarism, highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, felonies and offences not otherwise described, miscellaneous information, horses and cattle, property lost, property found, courts, missing friends, inquests, deserters from H.M. Service, escaped prisoners, deserters from merchant vessels, extracts from the New South Wales Police gazette and extracts from South Australian Police gazette. Also list and description of horses and cattle reported to the police as stolen during the week ending 18th August, 1868.essential services, police, victoria police gazette

Victoria Police Gazette - 10.11.1859 - By Authority John Ferres , Government Printer Melbourne loose pages slightly stained and aged. 25 pages index of names in alphabetical order plus 5 pages dated November 10, 1859 listing prisoners discharged during the week ending November 8th, 1859 - list of prisoners to whom tickets of leave have been issued during the week ending 8th November, 1859. Miscellaneous information, property found, missing friends, deserters from H.M. service, deserters from merchant vessels, ticket of leave holders, escaped prisoners, extracts from New South Wales crime reports, extracts from South Australian Hue and Cryessential services, police, victoria police gazette, ticket of leave holders ' / deserters

Victoria Police Gazette No. 38 dated Thursday, September 17, 1868, containing notices about: murder, incendarism, highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, felonies and offences not otherwise described, miscellaneous information, horses and cattle, property stolen or lost, missing friends, courts, deserters from H.M. Service, property found, deserters from merchant vessels, extracts from the South Australian Police gazette, extracts from the Queensland Police gazette, extracts from the Canterbury police gazette and extracts from the New South Wales Police gazette. Also a list and description of horses and cattle reported to the police as stolen during the week ending 15th September, 1868.essential services, police, victoria police gazette

Victoria Police Gazette No. 5 dated Wednesday, February 2, 1881, containing notices about: incendarism, highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, stealing otherwise than from person or from dwellings, miscellaneous information, horses and cattle, property lost, inquests, murder, deserters from H.M. Service, property found, deserters from merchant vessels, extracts from the South Australian Police gazette, extracts from the Queensland Police gazette, extracts from the New Zealand police gazette and extracts from the New South Wales Police gazette. Also a list of prisoners reported as discharged during the week ending 31st January, 1881. All pages are detached and in very poor condition.essential services, police, victoria police gazette

Victoria Police Gazette No. 32 dated Wednesday, August 2, 1882, containing notices about: murder,highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, miscellaneous information, horses and cattle, property stolen or lost, missing friends, property found, deserters from merchant vessels, extracts from the South Australian Police gazette and extracts from the Queensland Police gazette.essential services, police, victoria police gazette

Horace Eli Hambly No 794 enlisted on 7.12.14 in 3rd reinforcements 4th Light Horse Regt age 20 years 10 months. Embarks for Eygpt 3.2.15, hospital Gallipoli 10.9.15 classed "Enteric", returns to Australia on 20.10.15. He goes AWOL on 24.3.16, classed as a deserter on 17.4.16. He re enlists in NSW on 16.7.17 as David Edward Miles No 7856 3rd Aust Tunneling Coy, he then confesses and embarks for England on 21.11.17, hospital with PUO on 27.6.18, discharged from the AIF on 17.7.19. .1) Medals, court mounted, set of (3) re H.E Hambly. 1. 1914-15 Star. 2. War Medal 1914-19. 3. Victory Medal. .2) "Returned from Active Service Badge". Metal, gold colour, round with crown at top, centre has Rising Sun with AIF under..1) "794 Cpl H.E.Hambly 4 L.H.R A.I.F" .2) "201258"medals, badges, military

Victoria Police Gazette No. 4 dated Tuesday, January 27, 1874, containing notices about: murder, incendarism, highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, felonies and offences not otherwise described, miscellaneous information, stealing otherwise than from the person or from dwellings, horses and cattle, property lost, property found, missing friends, escaped prisoners, deserters from merchant vessels and extracts from the New south Wales Police gazette. Also over two page a list of prisoners reported as discharged from the penal establishments during the week ending 26th january, 1874.essential services, police, victoria police gazette

Victoria Police Gazette No. 36 dated Thursday, September 3, 1874, containing notices about: murder, incendarism, highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, felonies and offences not otherwise described, miscellaneous information, horses and cattle, property lost, missing friends, courts, deserters from H.M. Service, property found, extracts from the New South Wales Police gazette, extracts from the Otago Police gazette and extracts from the South Australian Police gazette. Also a list and description of horses and cattle reported to the police as stolen during the week ending 1st September, 1868. The last page is detached.essential services, police, victoria police gazette

Victoria Police Gazette No. 6 dated Tuesday, February 10, 1874, containing notices about: incendarism, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, highway robberiey and stealing from the person, felonies and offences not otherwise described, miscellaneous information, stealing otherwise than from the person or from dwellings, property lost, property found, horses and cattle, missing friends, escaped prisoners, deserters from merchant vessels, inquests, extracts from Canterbury police gazette, extracts from South Australian police gazette and extracts from the New South Wales Police gazette. Also one page with a list of prisoners reported as discharged from the penal establishments during the week ending 9th February, 1874.essential services, police, victoria police gazette

Mary Ann Craddock married David George Knott (1894-1948) in 1923. He was born at Lockwood. The following from the electoral rolls:- 1. 1925 David and Mary Ann were living at the Olive Branch Hotel in Mitchell Street and both are listed as furriers; 2. In 1931 Mary Ann is living in Eadie St. and David is listed at 121 Wattle Street, again both furriers. 3. 1937 both are living at 123 Wattle St. but Mary Ann is now listed as home duties. 4. 1942 Both are living in Spring Gully Road where David died in 1948 before he is buried at the Bendigo cemetery. NB. Both 121 and 123 Wattle St. are very big homes, possibly boarding houses at the time. In 1923 their shop was situated in the Lansell building on the corner of Mitchell and Hargreaves St. It was on the upper floor and all stock was destroyed in a fire. In 1931 the address for their business is listed as Mitchell Street. Earlier in 1915, in the NSW Police Gazette, David was listed as a deserter from the army but no army records have been found. Likewise no birth or death records have been found for Mary Ann.M. A. Knott Business Card: Cream card with black ink. M. A. Knott, Manufacturing Furrier. Allan's Walk, Bendigo. Renovations a Specialty. Box 625.business, retail, furrier, m.a. knott. allan's walk

Victoria Police Gazette No. 25 dated Thursday, June 18, 1863, containing notices about: murder, arson, highway robbery and stealing from the person, housebreaking and stealing from dwelling houses, felonies and offences not otherwise described, miscellaneous information, inquests, courts, property lost, property found, horses and cattle, escaped prisoners, deserters from merchant vessels, ticket of leave holders and extracts from Otago Police gazette. Also a list and description of horses and cattle reported to the police as stolen during the week ending 16th June, 1863, a list and description of horses and cattle reported to the police as found or those recovered by the police and not claimed during the week ending 16th June, 1863, a list of prisoners to whom tickets of leave have been issued and a list of prisoners reported as discharged from the penal establishments during the week ending 17th June, 1893.Victoria Policeessential services, police, victoria police gazette, victoria police gazette, law and order

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.287.non-fictionAustralia's long-standing love affair with the Diggers has blinded us to the dark side of the Anzac legend. This book tells the story of the Australian soldiers in the Great War who were not heroes, soldiers who committed offences and crimes, those who deserted, robbed and murdered their comrades and more.australian army - imperial force - 1914-1921 - history, australian army - military deserters - 1914-1921