Mareeba, Police Station
Watchhouse Charge Books
A/28011 13. 5.1893 - 31. 5.1900 Queensland State Archives
A/28012 19. 3.1909 - 2. 2.1914 Queensland State Archives
A/28013 23. 1.1933 - 15. 6.1937 Queensland State Archives
A/28014 23.10.1935 - 24. 7.1938 Queensland State Archives
A/28015 . 7.1937 - 14. 9.1942 Queensland State Archives
A/28016 . 9.1942 - 10.10.1949 Queensland State Archives
A/28017 2. 3.1953 - 26.11.1954 Queensland State Archives
Extracts
These records are held at the Queensland State Archives.
The following extracts have appeared in my Queensland Aboriginal
Notes series.
Copyright Paul Mackett 1990, 1991
A/28011 - 13. 5.1893 - 31. 5.1900
29.11.1894 Tommy, 20 years old.
10.10.1895 Nelson, 11 years old. Remanded to Herberton.
2.10.1896 Matala, about 14 years old.
13. 1.1897 Paddy, about 14 years old.
3. 2.1897 Frank, about 20 years old. One month Herberton Gaol.
15.12.1897 Jerry. Committed to Cairns gaol from Herberton.
Awaiting escort to Cairns.
15. 4.1898 Tommy. On committal Thornborough to Cairns. En route to Cairns.
9. 5.1898 Jerry, about 30 years old. )
Tommy, about 25 years old. )
To trial at Cairns on 14. 7.1898
15. 6.1899 Maggie, 26 years old. Charged with murdering her infant male
child. Committed for sentence at the Supreme Court, Townsville
on 21. 8.1899
10. 9.1899 Johnny, aged 15 years. Sentenced to two months in Cairns
Gaol.
A/28012 - 19. 3.1909 - 2. 2.1914
14. 5.1909 Euchre arrived on escort to Cairns, en route to
Stewarts Creek Gaol.
26. 5.1909 Thomas Barry. Suspected insane. Escorted to Cairns
on 27. 5.1909
14. 6.1909 Mulligan. Suspected insane.
9.11.1909 Harry. Received into lockup for safe keeping. Chief witness
in the case Rex v Coote, shooting with intent.
10.10.1910 Mulligan. Arrived from Mt. Molloy. Left for Cairns
on same date.
4.11.1910 Johnny arrived from Thornborough, under sentence to
Cairns Gaol.
6. 3.1911 Dummy, aged 18 years. Unlawful use of a horse. Discharged.
12. 3.1911 Alick, aged 18 years. Theft. Three months hard labour in
Stewarts Creek Gaol
10.10.1911 Tommy. From Thornborough en route to Cairns Gaol for trial.
1. 5.1912 Harry, aged 20 years. Theft. Guilty. Cautioned. Discharged.
2.11.1912 Alick, aged 50 years )
Willie, aged 30 years )
Theft. Two weeks in Cairns Gaol.
29. 3.1913 Charlie, aged 25 years. Drunk.
29. 5.1913 Brumby, aged 40 years )
Frank, aged 25 years )
Drunk.
16.12.1913 Frank, aged 22 years. Assault of Alice Annie. Six months
Stewarts Creek Gaol.
A/28013 23. 1.1933 - 15. 6.1937
5. 7.1936 Nellie McTavish. Suspected insane.
28. 5.1937 Jack Madigan. Theft
A/28014 23.10.1935 - 24. 7.1938
28. 3.1936 Sheilah Cameron )
Dolly Cameron )
Removal Order to Palm Island. left 30. 3.1936
5. 7.1936 Nellie McTavish. Suspected insane. Remanded to Cairns
for medical observation.
28. 5.1937 Jack Madigan, aged 22 years. Half-caste. Read and write.
24. 4.1938 Gordon Removal order to Peel Island. Leper patient.
Nancy Removal order to Fantome Island. VD patient.
Leo Removal order to Palm Island
Lucy Removal order to Palm Island
Georgina Removal order to Palm Island
Archie Removal order to Palm Island
A/28015 . 7.1937 - 14. 9.1942
No specific references.
A/28016 . 9.1942 - 10.10.1949
27. 3.1943 Stanley Doyle, aged 18 years. Theft.
5. 3.1946 Charlie Maytown, aged 25 years. Drunk.
A/28017 2. 3.1953 - 26.11.1954
8. 1.1954 Bennie Mud, aged 23 years. Drunk.
23. 7.1954 Davie Grogan, aged 28 years. Drunk.
24. 7.1954 Stanley Doyle, aged 32 years. Drunk.
Leslie Barlow, aged 31 years. Drunk.
26. 7.1954 Charlie Rogers, aged 26 years. Drunk.
Henry Leecheau (Lee Chew), aged 55 years. Drunk.
6. 3.1956 - 24.11.1957 A/28018
13. 5.1956 Sambo Ernst
4. 6.1956 Buller Mitchell, aged 27 years
18. 8.1956 Ernst Sambo, aged 41 years
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