MDA 11. 6.1858 Protection badly needed. Stidk-ups of stores and tents a nightly occurence. MDA 3. 8.1858 A Trooper reconnoitres site for Police Camp. MDA 13. 8.1858 Recommended by Progress C MDA 11. 6.1858 Protection badly needed. Stidk-ups of stores and tents a nightly occurence. MDA 3. 8.1858 A Trooper reconnoitres site for Police Camp. MDA 13. 8.1858 Recommended by Progress Committee on hill behind Schoolhouse. MDA 5.10.1858 No sign yet. MDA 13. 4.1859 Police Court established. MDA 25. 5.1859. Auriferous reef found in Camp Reserve and rushed. MDA 5. 8.1859 Police Court proceedings, minor cases. MDA 21. 9.1859 Inadequate protection from - theft from Beynon. MDA 7.10.1859 Govt. intend to increase force. MDA 8.10.1859 Charles Byrne, Police Constable, congratulated at Inquest. MDA 10.10.1859 More complaints about inadequacies. Mr Lyers 1st Const. MDA 4.11.1859 Most insufficient for size of district. MDA 11.11.1859 John Laidlow, Constable. MDA 18.11.1859 Thomas Slattery, Detective. Constable Buckmaster. MDA 21.11.1859 John Costello, Sergeant. MDA 22. 6.1860 John Gleeson, Constable. MDA 29. 6.1860 Police at Newbridge. MDA 13. 7.1860 Police do a good job. MDA 20. 7.1860 MDA 10. 8.1860 Gleeson, Costello, Sergeant. MDA 19.10.1860 Byrne. MDA 28.12.1860 Stephen Bennett. MDA 20. 3.1860 Dennis Boyle. MDA 28. 6.1860 Costello. IA 15. 3.1861 Criticised. IA 2. 4.1861 Constable Howell. MDA 17. 1.1862 Constable Laidlow. MDA 21. 2.1862 Fahy, OIC. MDA 28. 2.1862 Fahy, Sergeant. IA 29. 8.1863 Fahy, OIC, Senior Constable. DTSE 8. 8.1864 Constable Kenny. TC 26.11.1864 Constable Gleeson. TC 18. 3.1865 T Ashton charged with escape from lockup. Wrong man discharged. Also see local news. Mounted Constable Hand. Senior Constable Fahey. TC 19. 8.1865 Portable lockup to be provided. TC 19. 5.1866 Lockup inadequate 12' X 12', police often have to vacate quarters to accomodate prisoners. TC 2. 6.1866 OIC Fahey transferred to Majorca, succeeded by Keiley. TC 30. 6.1866 Mounted Constable Hand. TC 10.10.1866 Senior Constable Keiley. Constable Kingsley. TC 4. 5.1867 A two-roomed brick lock-up to be erected. TC 22. 6.1867 Const Keilly and Murphy bring charges against Goss of Old Camp Hotel. TC 13. 7.1867 Editorial re lack of lock-up, "like a sentry box". TC 27. 7.1867 Sen Const. Keily. TC 11. 1.1868 Tiny lock-up is scandalous. TC 15. 2.1868 New Sergeant Price. TC 4. 4.1868 Price exchanged for S Constable Woods of Amhurst. TLEAD 25. 9.1868 Constable Kingsley. TC 14.11.1868 Editorial re disgraceful state of lockup. "The black hole of Calcutta". TC 14.11.1868 Senior Const. Woods. TC 21.11.1868 Llanelly police camp being erected. Some hope for improvement (long looked for) to Tarnagulla. TC 12.12.1868 Tarnagulla: Senior Constable Woods, one mounted and two foot constables. TC 1. 1.1870 Senior Constable Parkinson, Llanelly. TC 12. 3.1870 Ditto. TC 12. 3.1870 Contractor W Beard advertises a quantity of surplus granite pitchers, Tarnagulla Lockup.. TC 2. 4.1870 Clerk of Works inspects new Lockup. TC 4. 6.1870 Senior Constable Mansfield appointed Commissioner for Taking Affidavits. TC 27. 8.1870 Sen Const Parkinson at Llanelly arrests a drunk, interesting report. TC 31.12.1870 Constable Gleeson at Newbridge. TC 18. 2.1871 Senior Constable Parkinson transferred from Llanelly to Prahran. TC 15. 4.1871 Senior Constable Mansfield at Tarnagulla. TC 24. 6.1871 Constable Murphy moving, to be replaced by Const O'Neil. TC 30. 9.1871 R Gunn successful tenderer for repairs to Police Station L77-15/-. TC 2.12.1871 Constable Kingsley. TC 3. 2.1872 Const Kingsley to be transferred. TC 30. 3.1872 Senior Constable Mansfield charged with drunkeness. TC 1. 3.1873 Chief Secretary will not agree to lock-up being declared a gaol. TC 22. 3.1873 Constable Swift. TC 30. 8.1873 Senior Constable Murphy. TC 20. 8.1873 Senior Constable Gleeson at Newbridge. TC 21. 2.1874 Senior Constable McPherson. TC 15. 8.1874 Senior Constable Gleeson is leaving Newbridge. Very highly regarded. TC 26.12.1874 Constable Whyte mentioned. May be Newbridge. TC 5. 6.1875 Police Constable to be removed from Llanelly next month. TC 15. 1.1876 Constable Coyne. TC 11.11.1876 Tenders invited for repairs to police station. John Coyne, Senior Constable. TC 30.12.1876 Mounted Constable McInnerny of Commercial Road dies. TC 3. 8.1878 Constable Coyne very active with Mechanics Institute etc at this time. TC 21. 9.1878 Tenders called for erection of a new Police Station at Tarnagulla. tc 25. 2.1882 Constable Weekes. TC 25. 3.1882 Senior Constable Coyne transferred to Dunolly. At Tarnagulla for about 9 years. TC 3. 5.1884 Constable Considine on leave of absence for a few days. The duties of a police officer are not very arduous in this town. Mr Barr will relieve. TC 10. 1.1885 Constable Weekes. TC 24. 1.1885 Tenders called for erection of a new stable. TC 21. 2.1885 Comrie wins tender to provide forage. TC 18. 4.1885 John Considine. TC 13.11.1886 An investigation into him being intoxicated conducted by Police officials. TC 20.11.1886 Constable Considine found guilty of being inebriated, fined L3 and transferred to Maldon. He did a lot to beautify the Police Station, and was well thought of, his only shortcoming being drink. Replaced by Constable Lannan, of Maldon. TC 19. 2.1887 Nathaniel Lannin. TC 23. 7.1887 Application will be made for more police during the construction of the Railway. TC 13. 8.1887 Constable Weekes at Newbridge. TC 27. 8.1887 An extra constable stationed during construction of the railway, three on pay-night. TC 14. 1.1887 Constable Lannin has been promoted to Senior Constable. TC 11. 5.1889 Senior Constable Lannan will not be transferred to Carisbrook. TC 2.11.1889 Tenders called to erect fence at the Police Reserve. TC 3. 5.1890 Constable Williams. TC 14. 6.1890 Constable Williams' horse unsound. TC 2. 8.1890 Need for foot constable. TC 6. 9.1890 Local MP Tatchell waits on Chief Secretary re need for second constable. TC 1.11.1890 No second constable approved. Long discussion in the Council Chamber. TC 11. 7.1891 Constable Williams empowered to issue licenses to woodcutters, etc. TC 2. 7.1892 Tarnagulla is in the newly-constituted district of Maryborough. TC 26. 5.1894 Constable T M Williams. TC 15. 6.1895 Constable Williams. TC 29. 6.1895 Constable Williams appointed Commissioner for taking Affidavits. TC 5.10.1895 Tenders called for repairs to building and fencing at the Police Quarters. TC 21. 3.1896 Constable Williams transferred to Heyfield, replaced by Const. Gray of Rheola. TC 9. 5.1896 Constable Gray farewelled from Rheola. TC 16. 5.1896 Const. Gray catches horse stealers. TC 6. 3.1897 Mounted Constable Grey. TC 27. 8.1898 Const. Gray appointed Inspector of Nuisances. TC 9. 9.1899 Constable Gray has been transferred to Frankston. TC 16. 9.1899 Auction notice for Const, Gray. TC 23. 9.1899 Farewell to Const. Gray, Const. Foers is coming from Boort. TC 18.11.1899 Tenders called for painting and repairs to the Police Station. TC 10. 2.1900 Const Foers at Break-in. TC 7. 4.1900 Foers presented with a clock from Boort. TC 8. 9.1900 Larikinism is a problem. TC 12.7.1902 Constable Gray, recently of Tarnagulla... TC 3.9.1904 Constable Loughran temporarily at Tarnagulla. TC 21.1.1905 Foers transferred to Melbourne, replaced by McCurdy. TC 26.1.1907 Poseidon Rush is on, McNeill has been helping out from Inglewood, Carroll from StArnaud has been transferred to Tarnagulla. TC 16.11.1907 Peel. Tc 18.1.1908 Fleming transferred. TC 15.2.1908 Council Proceedings. Tc 25.7.1908 Tenders called for repairs. Tc 28.11.1908 Repairs to Station Tc 22.5.1909 Carroll relieving McCurdy TC 23.10.1909 Grey TC 6.11.1909 McCurdy transferred to Fryerstown Tc 20.11.1909 Angus Comrie TC 25.12.1915 Telephone connected TC 25.3.1916 Ditto TC 26.4.1918 Telephone line down IA 10.5.1927 Extensive repairs. IA 21.6.1927 Wind damage. IA 29.11.1929 Urqhart. IA 1.4.1930 Good work by Urquhart. IA 8.4.1930 Urquhart transferred to Toorak. IA 29.4.1930 Urquharts leave. Constable Mason from Benalla. IA 20.5.1930 T Mason takes over. IA 27.5.1930 Mason farewelled from Benalla. IA 18.10.1932 Mason farewelled to Croydon. IA 23.6.1933 Molloy. IA 20.2.1934 Molloy. IA 9.3.1934 Molloy on holidays. IA 3.9.1935 Molloy. IA 14.1.1938 Molloy. IA 3.6.1938 Molloy. IA 5.4.1940 Molloy. IA 20.10.1940 Repairs. IA 12.12.1941 Nally. IA 13.10.1942 Nally. IA 7.2.1946 Repairs. IA 15.5.1947 Mrs cuts hand. IA 15.12.1947 Nally to Morwell, replaced by Knowles, from Kingsville. ----- This data is part of the David Gordon Index and is provided for private use only. Copyright David Gordon 2012.