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GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA INC. Volume 17 Number 4—March 1997 GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA INC. PO Box 60 Prospect Tasmania 7250 Patron: Emeritus Professor Michael Roe Executive: President Mr David Harris (03) 6424 5328 Vice President Mrs Anne Bartlett (03) 6344 5258 Vice President Mr Rex Collins (03) 6431 1113 Executive Secretary Mrs Dawn Collins (03) 6431 1113 Executive Treasurer Ms Sharalyn Walters (03) 6452 2845 Committee: Mrs Betty Calverley Miss Betty Fletcher Mr Doug Forrest Mrs Isobel Harris Mrs Pat Harris Mr Ray Hyland Mrs Denise McNeice Mrs Christine Morris Mrs Colleen Read Mrs Rosalie Riley Journal Editor Mrs Rosemary Davidson (03) 6278 2464 Journal Coordinator Mr David Hodgson (03) 6229 7185 Library Coordinator Huon Branch (03) 6264 1335 Members’ Interests and AGCI Mr Allan Wilson (03) 6244 1837 Membership Secretary Ms Vee Maddock (03) 6243 9592 Publications Coordinator Mrs Anne Bartlett (03) 6344 5258 Public Officer Mr Jim Wall (03) 6248 1773 Research Coordinator Mr John Dare (03) 6424 7889 Sales Coordinator Mrs Pat Harris (03) 6344 3951 TAMIOT Coordinator Mrs Betty Calverley (03) 6344 5608 VDL Heritage Index Mr Neil Chick (03) 6228 2083 Branches of the Society Burnie: PO Box 748 Burnie Tasmania 7320 Devonport: PO Box 587 Devonport Tasmania 7310 Hobart: GPO Box 640 Hobart Tasmania 7001 Huon: PO Box 117 Huonville Tasmania 7109 Launceston: PO Box 1290 Launceston Tasmania 7250 Volume 17 Number 4 March 1997 ISSN 0159 0677 Journal Committee Rosemary Davidson, Cynthia O’Neill, Maurice Appleyard, Jeannine Connors, David Freestun, David Hodgson, Charles Hunt, Lucy Knott, Vee Maddock, Denise McNeice, Kate Ramsay and Julie Stocks. Postal Address: PO Box 60 Prospect Tasmania 7250 E-mail: [email protected] Contents Editorial . 218 President’s Message . 219 Branch News . 220 Police Organization in Nineteenth-Century Tasmania, Stefan Petrow . 223 Sources for Police In Tasmania, Stefan Petrow . 228 The Brothers Freestun, Why Were We Policemen? David Freestun . 230 Policing the Square Mile, Christine Stringer . 233 Records of Police Employment, Maree Ring . 234 Early Drivers Licences and Zone Plates, Maree Ring . 237 Our Policeman, Bryce Ward . 238 The Other Side of the Coin, Maree Ring . 242 Register of Missing Friends, Maree Ring . 244 Making Use of Police Files, Mildred Hansen . 246 Photograph of Superintendent Richard Propsting . 248 Ticket of Leave Passbook . 249 Brandy Bottom, Lucy Knott . 253 Tasmaniana Library, State Library of Tasmania, New Acquisitions . 254 Family Trees Are Best Left Untrimmed, Stephen Strauss . 256 Archives Office of Tasmania Charges . 259 Those Elusive Ancestors, Irene Schaffer . 260 Van Diemen’s Land and Norfolk Island Interest Group . 264 The Guild of One-Name Studies, What is It? W. Keith Plant . 265 Dear ... Who Were They? Cynthia O’Neill . 266 Ling Reunion, Garry Ling . 268 Lost, Stolen and Strayed ... and Found! . 270 Current Certificate Prices . 272 From the Exchange Journals, Thelma McKay . 273 Book Reviews . 276 Coming Events . 281 Library Notes . 283 Society Sales . 286 Deadline dates for contributions: 7 January, 7 April, 7 July and 7 October After deciding on a police theme a visit was arranged to the Tasmanian Police Academy at Rokeby with the purpose of obtaining a ‘cover photograph’. Every assistance was given and we were delighted with the results. Not only was a photo found, plus others in this issue, we also discovered a Ticket-of-Leave Passbook and an alphabetical list of the butt entries has been compiled. There are large display cases (see picture) near the academy library which contain memorabilia including police helmets, badges, medals, old guns, handcuffs, batons and other sundry police equipment together with old papers, books and materials issued to convicts for their edification. Photographs help show the history of the police in Tasmania. To the left of the main entrance is a photograph of William Gunn and the The opinions expressed in this journal are pistol which he supposedly used when not necessarily those of the editorial attacked by Brady’s gang at Sorell. committee nor of the Genealogical Society of Recent uniforms and motorbikes are on Tasmania Inc. Responsibility rests with the show—and more display cabinets. author of a submitted article and we do not The academy library does not hold any old intentionally print inaccurate information. records as they are all deposited at the The society cannot vouch for the accuracy of Archives Office of Tasmania but the offers for services or goods that appear in public are welcome to visit. Please ring the journal, or be responsible for the beforehand to arrange a suitable time. outcome of any contract entered into with an We thoroughly enjoyed the visit and advertiser. The editor reserves the right to edit, abridge or reject material. would like to thank Superintendent Ralph Belbin and Darcy Erwin, the librarian, for © The contents of Tasmanian Ancestry are their generous assistance. subject to the provisions of the Copyright Rosemary Davidson Act and may not be reproduced without written permission of the editor. Some misprints were discovered in the last issue. Anyone finding blank or missing Cover Photo: Tasmanian contingent of police who attended the pages please return for a replacement copy. opening of Parliament in Canberra, 1927. Correction: Vol. 17 No. 3 page 173. E. C. Flude, E. Johnson, C. F. S. Wright and W. G. Brown. John Mylas should read John Mylan. All photographs in this issue produced by Irene Schaffer Could the lady who rang from Burnie with are printed with the kind permission of the Tasmanian this information please contact the editor. Police Academy, Rokeby, Tasmania. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE HIS society would not exist matter of urgency. If you would like without its members and it is the more information on the duties of an T members who provide the officer please talk to your branch presi- voluntary help to man the branch dent, branch secretary, any delegate, or libraries, to raise funds, prepare and any of the current officers, as all of print the journal and carry out the many these persons have a copy of the other tasks which have to be done if the society’s Rule Book which contains society is to continue to function. duty statements for most positions. One of the tasks which have to be done Please give generously of your time in is the filling of the vacancies amongst this matter as others have done in the office bearers of the society at the the past. Annual General Meeting each year. Nominations will close with the state To function at all there must be two secretary on Friday 16 May 1997. officers present at any executive David Harris. meeting of the society, and to function well there should be no vacancies amongst the officers, thereby allowing for an unexpected absence due to illness or other personal commitments. It is interesting to note that of the four thousand four hundred or so names of past and present members, only twenty- five names have appeared on the lists of office bearers in the seventeen years since the formation of the society. Of Don’t miss the current five officers, only the the boat! treasurer, Sharalyn Walters has indicated her intention of re-nominating Have you returned for her position and I have been unable your renewal form? to catch the faintest whisper of any other candidates. If not, you might Without the help of the membership in not receive your next this matter the executive cannot legally journal on time. continue to administer the affairs of the society beyond the Annual General Meeting in June this year. I therefore appeal to all members that if you feel you would like to take up a position in the society then please let the secretary, Dawn Collins, or myself know as a TASMANIAN ANCESTRY March 1997 219 BRANCH NEWS Burnie picnic lunch the Kirklands Church and a President Doug Forrest (03) 6431 1882 couple of nearby historic homesteads will Secretary Ray Hyland (03) 6431 7404 be visited. Further details can be obtained PO Box 748 Burnie Tasmania 7320 from Sue McCreghan (03) 6428 2288. The year of 1996 was concluded with a The theme for Family History Week in social evening for the November meeting, March is Tasmanian Pioneers. Members with the feature being a genealogical quiz are encouraged to complete a poster arranged by Vernice Dudman. Winners depicting one of the pioneers in their were presented with special certificates family. All posters will form the display provided by Diane Kidd. Our thanks go in the Devonport Library. to both members for a most successful night. Hobart As part of Family History Week, the President Bryce Ward (03) 6243 7884 branch will open the library on the Secretary Cynthia O’Neill (03) 6228 3175 afternoon of Wednesday 19 March for a GPO Box 640 Hobart Tasmania 7001 ‘come and try, or come and see’ session We were able to celebrate our end to for people associated with the ‘50 Plus 1996 with a most enjoyable evening at the Special days’. These days are organized Rosny Library, where we hold our by the Office of Sport and Recreation for monthly meetings. We are most older adults to try something new or appreciative of the help which the staff different. there give us. It is an excellent meeting With more information now available and facility. At our meeting we were able to better facilities, we invite all our members carry out the presentation of Meritorious to renew their involvement and be part of Service Certificates on behalf of our state a successful year. president to Joyce O’Shea and the late Frank O’Shea. This was done by the Devonport patron of the society, Professor Michael President Sue McCreghan (03) 6428 2288 Roe.