Source:New South Wales, Australia. Registers of Police Employment, 1847-1885

This is a registry of police officers appointed in New South Wales from 1847 to 1885. The register contains many different pieces of information on each police officer in New South Wales over those 38 years. The actual register was published from 1862 to 1904. The register kept track of whether the officer was mounted or on foot, his physical description, marital status, previous occupation and education, and police business, such as promotions and appointments or discharges. Information is arranged chronologically within each letter of the alphabet.

The register includes:

   Name
   Rank
   Date of appointment to each rank
   Age
   Physical description
   Marital status
   Country
   Religion
   Education
   Previous occupation
   Where stationed

The register also may contain:

   Demotion
   Discharge
   Death
   Superannuation
   Transfer