Party: Justice Department
Summary
Extensive holding, dating from 1859. Records relate to a wide range of subjects including Aborigines, artesian water supply, local government, Chillagoe Railway and mines, Townsville Harbour, Mackay Harbour Board, pearling in the Torres Straits, there is also a large register of persons brought to trial in centres throughout Queensland, of these Central and Northern records cover the period ca 1863-1960. The following is a selective listing of total holdings.
Inquests, mining accidents, 1899-1915. JUS/16, 19, 22. OPEN A,B,C.
Briefs and associated papers regarding breaches of the provisions of the Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act, 1897, 1908-1909. JUS/33. OPEN A,B,C.
Report on the second Interstate Conference on Artesian Water, Brisbane, 1914. JUS/37. OPEN A,B,C.
Reports, forms of agreement, memoranda and correspondence regarding the Chillagoe Railway and Mines Ltd., 1898-1920. JUS/54-57. OPEN A,B,C.
Correspondence regarding Mackay Harbour Board, 1918-1919. JUS/102. OPEN A,B,C.
Reports and correspondence regarding alleged misconduct by Chief Warden Alexander Simpson, H.M. Prison Townsville, 1924-1949. JUS/109. 30 A,B,C.
Plan for the Northern Railway Townsville, Jetty Branch, 1907. JUS/113. OPEN A,B,C.
Correspondence and associated papers regarding investigation of transactions between the MOSBY family and the WYBEN Pearling Fleet, and of charges preferred against W. LEE-BRYCE, Protector of Aboriginals, by Edward B. Connolly, Government Teacher on Yorke Island, 1914-1916. JUS/130. OPEN A,B,C.
Criminal Trials (Calendar of criminals brought to trial). Barcaldine 1912-1919, Blackall 1912-1955, Bowen 1912-1960. JUS/017. 30 A,B,C.
Cairns, 1916-1960. JUS/020. 30 A,B,C.
Charters Towers, 1882-1888, 1912-1923, 1954-1960. JUS/021. 30 A,B,C.
Clermont, 1918-1923, 1952-1959. JUS/022. 30 A,B,C.
Cloncurry, 1912-1923, 1952-1959. JUS/023. 30 A,B,C.
Cooktown, 1883, 1888, 1912-1923; Croydon 1888, 1891-1901. JUS/024. OPEN A,B,C.
Georgetown, 1912-1923. JUS/027. 30 A,B,C.
Herberton, 1888, 1912-1923; Hughenden 1888, 1912-1923, 1952-1960. JUS/029. 30 A,B,C.
Innisfail, 1922, 1923, 1956-1960. JUS/030. 30 A,B,C.
Longreach, 1912-1923, 1953-1960. JUS/032. 30 A,B,C.
Mackay, 1912-1923, 1953-1959. JUS/033. 30 A,B,C.
Murraburra, 1888; Normanton 1888, 1912-1920; Port Douglas, 1882. JUS/036. OPEN A,B,C.
Rockhampton, 1863-1879, 1888-1910, 1911-1923, 1952-1960. JUS/037-039. 30 A,B,C.
Townsville, 1888, 1912-1923, 1952-1960. JUS/045. 30 A,B,C.
Winton, 1917-1923, 1954. JUS/46. 30 A,B,C.
Calendars of criminals brought to trial at sittings of the District, Supreme and Circuit Courts, March 1962-March 1966. JUS/047-062. 30 A,B,C.
Returns of prisoners received in H.M. Prisons, Rockhampton, 1938-1942. JUS/V5. OPEN A,B,C.
Returns of prisoners received in H.M. Prisons, Thursday Island, 1939-1942. JUS/V6. OPEN A,B,C.
Returns of prisoners received in H.M. Prisons, Townsville, 1938-1942. JUS/V7. OPEN A,B,C.
Briefs, depositions and associated papers in criminal cases heard at District Courts, including:
Barcaldine, Charters Towers, Clermont, Croydon, Longreach, Mackay, Muttaburra, Normanton, Port Douglas, Rockhampton, Thursday Island, Townsville, 1873-1917. JUS/AC1-7. OPEN A,B,C.
By-laws, regulations of various Divisional Boards, municipal and Shire Councils, 1861-1908. JUS/AE1-8. OPEN A,B,C.