Police Cooktown - Letterbook 1886 - 1891


Inspector of Police, Cooktown Index to Letterbook 5.11.1886 - 6. 1.1891 Item ID 87380 Previous System Location POL13A/H1; PRV10826/1/1 Access Category 30 years Queensland State Archives Copyright Paul Mackett 1990 12.11.1886 Getting Jerry and gin 25.11.1886 Jacko 25. 2.1887 Snowball to be arrested 3. 9.1887 Lucy 19. 9.1887 Friday absconded from Laura Charlie and Frank absconded from Glencoy Friday is said to be the brother of Charlie 13. 3.1888 Sandy now at 8 Mile Camp 20. 7.1888 Trooper Brombie and his gin Rosey deserted Normanby 24. 9.1888 Deserters Tommy and Jack Nolan? here. Both have been speared and their gins taken 13. 9.1889 Killing of Cocky at Bloomfield 19. 4.1890 Trooper Peter deceased. Died Cooktown Hospital 25. 6.1890 Tommy, charged with murder, escaped Maytown Gaol 15. 8.1890 Death of Jimmy, supposed poisoning 24. 9.1890 Capture Joker 24. 9.1890 Jimmy 14.10.1890 Report death of Trooper Jack.
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