Criminal and Court Records

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

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New South Wales
Decisions of the Superior Courts of New South Wales, 1788-1899. Currently cases (1824-1841) are available. There are subject and case indexes plus a site search engine for searching for surnames.

State Records New South Wales - Index to Gaol Photographs. This ongoing project is indexing The Gaol Photographic Description Books which contain a photograph and detailed personal information for each prisoner. Currently gaols at Albury, Armidale, Bathurst, Berrima, Biloela, Broken Hill, Deniliquin, Dubbo and Darlinghurst are available for searching.

State Records New South Wales - Index to the Bench of Magistrates (1788-1820). Includes criminal and civil cases, publicans' licenses, constables appointed, controlling the markets etc.

State Records New South Wales - Court of Civil Jurisdiction (1799-1814). Includes judgements on legal and equity matters, especially promissory notes and recovery of small debts. A search returns plaintiff and defendant's names, date and references.

State Records New South Wales - Index to Quarter Sessions Cases (1824-1837). This index includes case papers for criminal and civil cases registered by the Clerk of the Peace.

State Records New South Wales - Index to Register of Criminal Depositions Received (1849-1921). This is an ongoing project and not all records are currently available. A search returns, names, alias, place and date of committal, alleged offence, committed for trial at and references.

Braidwood Gaol Entrance Book (1856-1899) by Peter Mayberry. Over 2200 records online.

Queensland
Queensland State Archives. Index to Registers of Criminal Depositions (1861-1885). The index lists name and reference to the Registers which lists people charged with a criminal offence. Information given includes the nature of the offence, the court where the trial was held and gaol name if a sentence was imposed. The information from the Register is available from QSA for a small fee.

South Australia
State Records of South Australia offers online name searching of selected records using the collection search engine, ArchivesSearch. Records available include registers of prisoners Yatala Labour Prison 1866-1931; register of prisoners discharged from Yatala Labour Prison (Supreme Court cases); register of prisoners discharged from Yatala Labour (Police Court cases) and commitment warrants for military prisoners 1916-1945.

Tasmania
Decisions of the Nineteenth Century Tasmanian Superior Courts. Currently decisions 1824-1843 are available. Subject and case indexes are available plus a site search engine for surname searches.

Victoria
Public Record Office Victoria. Database indexes relating to Legal, Justice and Consumer Affairs include Court of Insolvency Records, Geelong (1855-1857 part); Certificate of Discharge, Court of Insolvency, Melbourne (1848-1875); Companies and Miscellaneous Applications Files (1884-1922) and Court of Petty Sessions Register of Applications for the Victorian Old-age Pension, North Melbourne (1902-c1908). Digitised records include an Index to Divorce Cause Books, Supreme Court of Victoria (1861-1924); Alphabetical Indexes to Central Register of Male Prisoners, (1868-1947) and the Central Register of Female Prisoners (1857-1948).
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