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AU7103-1890 ISBN: 978 1 921371 07 3 This book was kindly loaned to Archive CD Books Australia by Griffith University www.gu.edu.au Navigating this CD To view the contents of this CD use the bookmarks and Adobe Reader’s forward and back buttons to browse through the pages. Alternatively use any table of contents or book index to look for specific information and then use Adobe Reader’s page navigation controls in the status bar at the bottom of the window to go to the relevant page. Searching this CD • This CD is searchable using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or later. It is also FASTFIND enabled, giving very fast searches of all files on the CD at once! The FASTFIND search enhancement only works with Adobe Reader 6 or later. Use the Binoculars/Search icon in Adobe Reader or “Search” under the Edit menu to initiate all searches. • For more information on advanced searching and other tips for the best search results click here • Generally 95% - 99% of the words can be searched. Where the original type was poor the words may not be recognised for searching. The technical advancements that allow this searching bring a wonderful finding aid but there is still no substitute for reading the book! Copyright ©2007 Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved For more books on CD from Archive CD Books Australia, see the web site at www.archivecdbooks.com.au Archive CD Books Australia exists to make reproductions of old books, documents and maps available on CD, and to co-operate with family and local history societies, libraries, museums and record offices to digitise their collections in return for other benefits. I NDEX TO THE VICTORIA POLICE GAZETT E. FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH, 18901 A. Bennett, Agnes, insulting words, 54 Bergin, Thomas, street obstruction, 79 Abdul Hoosen Ebramji, larceny from, by a bailee, 32 Berrington , alias Charles Rogers , alias Willoughby , abduction , Abraham, Adam, for larceny as a bailee, 32 71 Absconders from industrial schools- B erry, J ohn, for assau lt , 104 Barry , William , 27 McGuiness , Charles , 12, 20 , 63 Bert, John, alias A. H. Mack, for false pretences, 74, 84 Bratt , Mary , 13, 20 McLeish , John Best, alias Charles Cornelius, conspiring to defraud, 32 Louisa , 79 Pedley , , 20 Brooks , Thomas Betts, Henry, cruelty to a horse, 54 Bothwell, Robert, 62 Pratt, William, 3 Bevan , Thomas , insulting behaviour , 44 Byers, Robert, 96 Quineg, Mary, 55, 88 Bidmade, William, for larceny as a bailee, 92 hose 4, 70 Reid , 89 Coghlan , , Alice , Bidwell, William H., absent from service, 88 Cronin, William, 12, 20 Rogers, John, 62, 70, 96 Bisculch, N icholas, street obstruction, 3 Doherty, Rose, 4 Rose, Robert, 62 Bitten, Joseph, street obstruction, 20 Downie , Frank , 80, 95 Ryan , Thomas , 63 , Bluey, alias James Elliott, street obstruction, 43, 55, 63, 88 Duthie , Joseph , 36 Troy , William 36 Boardman, George, street obstruction, 43, 54 , Annie , , Robert , 55 Fraser , 63 79 Virtue " Bob," for larceny as a bailee, 58 Baden, William H., 3 Watson, William, 45 Bodger , Frank , for embezzlement Murray, Lizzie, 20 White, John, 79 , 23 Bone , Fredk . Hy. , for threatening life , 36, 45 Absolem, Charles, deserting apprentice, 54 Bond, Rebecca, debt and costs, 63 Ackman and Co., Henry, false pretences on, 50 Bond , John , embezzlement on , 84 Adamson, Donald, larceny from by a bailee, 92 Boustan, Lawrence, service deserted, 95, 104 Adelaide-Adams, Fredk. A., fraudulent insolvent, 24, 108 Boswell , Thomas , insulting behaviour , 62 Adelaide-Bourke, Cornelius, for false pretences, 16 Boyle, Charles, absent from hired service, 63 Adelaide-Key, Charles, for embezzlement, 32, 50 Bradley , alias John Bumbery , insulting behaviour , 44 Adelaide-Kothe, Eugen, for larceny as a bailee, 16, 50 Brennand, John P., servant absent, 45 Agrati, Joseph, for embezzlement, 92, 108 Brew , alias Jane Burns , vagrancy , 27 Ah Lew, cruelty to a cow, 54 B riskcoll ege, Ni cholas, st t Ali Loon, assaulted, 88 ree obst ruc ti on, 35, 43, 63 B rierly, Ab e, for false pre t ences, 58 Allen, Lewis, larceny from, 108 Briggs , George , occupier of a disorderl Allis, James, street obstruction, 43 y house , 54 Brown , Alfred , false pretences on , 7 Allison, George, street obstruction, 79 Brown, Charles, for embezzlement, 15, 31 Allison, Henry, false pretences on, 40 Brown , Clarence , vagrancy , 95 Allpress, Charles Rivers, larceny as a servant, 57 Brown, G. S., false pretences on, 74 . , 45 Ambrose , Samuel , street obstruction Brown, James, street obstruction, 79, 88, 104 Ambulance , new , how to obtain it , 26 Brown, Isaac, drunk and disorderly, 62 Anderson, -, uttering a forged cheque, 100 Brown , John , street obstruction , 80 Anderson, H. D., for false pretences, 57 Brown, Mary, stealing dead wood from, 63, 78 , John , selling liquor without a licence , 88 Anderson Brown, Robert Arthur, neglected child, 36 Anderson, William Henry, appointed a member of the police Brown, William Henry, maintenance order against, 12, 103 , 11 superannuation board Brown, John, alias Kay, drunk and disorderly, 54 Anderson's Inlet, proclamation regarding time for trammel, Brown , William , alias Howard stealing mone trawl, and nets to be used, 69 , y , 50 Brummy , John , alias Hanley , drunk and disorderly , 54 Anthony, John, assaulted, 27 Bruton, John, stealing saws, 49 Antonia, Vassiao, street obstruction, 80 Bryan , Thomas , drunk and disorderly , 13 Antonio, Betti, disobeying a summons, 26 Bryant. Charles H., for false pretences, 50, 66 Antonio, Ruth, street obstruction, 28 Bryant, Charles H., for false pretences, 40, 65 Antonio, Vaso, street obstruction, 103 Bryce, Henry, embezzlement on, 40 Armour , John , threatening life , 27, 44 Bumbery, John, alias Bradley, insulting behaviour, 44 Armstrong, William, deserting his hired service, 63 Burford, Craven W., assaulted, 79 Australian natives' permanent building society, embezzlement Burley , John , for false pretences , 100, 108 from, 74, 83, 92 Burns, Jane, alias Brew, vagrancy, 27 B. Burton, Harry, street obstruction, 104 Butler, Patrick, disobeying a summons, 3 Bachelor, Mary, assaulted, 104 Butler, Tobias Patrick, vagrancy, 35, 95 Bailie, R. A., money stolen from, 32 Byrne, -, for false pretences, 92 Bailhache, Adolphus, breach of the education act, 13 Bairnsdale jury district, notice regarding, 11 C. Baker, Leonard, breach of the education act, 62 Caffrey, James, street obstruction, 55 Baker, William, breach of the education act, 27 Cahir and Murphy, false pretences on, 84 Bank of Australasia, Collingwood, ledger book falsified, 66, 84 Calnan, Johanna, man illegally on premises, 20 Barker, Alice, Mrs., appointed under the neglected children's Cameron, Alexander, for false pretences, 57 act 1887, to apprehend children, &c., 26 Cameron, Robert G., false pretences on, 71 Barbetta Brothers, forgery uttered to, 58 Cameron, Angus, alias Deys, uttering a forged order , 49 Barrah, Fredk. W., embezzlement on, 83 Campbell, W. A., stealing a sovereign, 23 Barrett, Harry, selling liquor without a licence, 95 Campbell, Alexander, street obstruction, 43, 55 Bartlett, Fredk. J., apprentice deserted from, 20, 27 Carey, Mathew, for larceny as a servant, 24 Bartlett, H. J., driving sheep across Heathcote common, 70, 88, Carey, William. false pretences on, 50 97 Carringcross, William, maintenance order against, 55 Bassett, Francis D., maintenance order against, 79 Carroll, Michael, setting fire to grass, 45 Bathelo, Joe, street obstruction, 3 Cass, Berry, larceny from, by a bailee, 45, 79, 89 Bathurst, E. m'., apprenticeship deserted, 62 Castante, Parol, disobeying a summons, 26 Baum, William, property wilfully damaged, 44, 79 Catherall, James N., wilful damage, 46 Baxter, Albert, absconding apprentice, 20, 27 Caulcut, Margaret, order in favour of, 44 Beechworth, licensing court to b e h eld th er e a t l eas t every Cavanagh, Patrick, grass set fire to, 45 three months, 86 Chamberlain, Charles, loitering on a footpath, 12 Bell, Francis 0., absent from apprenticeship, 44 Chambers and Seymour, false
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