Series:
Daily Record of Crime and Occurrence.
Series Number:
Access:
Agency access only 75 Years (D75)
Start Date:
11 Apr 1856
End Date:
03 May 1990
Excludes Dates:
29 Nov 1856 - 31 May 1956
31 Jan 1976 - 12 Feb 1981
Creating Agency:
| Launceston Police (TA1878) | 01 Jan 1820 |
| Police Department (TA242) | 01 Jan 1820 | 31 Dec 1989 |
| Department of Police and Emergency Services (TA904) | 17 Jul 1989 | 25 Mar 1992 |
Related Series:
| AF887 Daily Record of Crime and Occurrence - Waverley and Other Areas | 23 Aug 1982 | 03 Jul 1989 |
| AC432 Crime and Occurrence Books - Lilydale and Other Areas | 12 Oct 1943 | 03 Nov 1995 |
| AF890 Daily Record of Crime and Occurrence - Ravenswood and Other Areas | 10 Oct 1982 | 06 Feb 1992 |
How to Use:
Consignment 1 and 2 are on open access.
Consignment 3 has a 75 year access restriction due to a change in policy by the agency.
Series notes:
Daily records of Crimes and Occurrences which include the following information: place of event, time and date, by whom reported, particulars of crime or occurrence and notes of action taken.
This is the primary registration for the Launceston area but may include, in more recent volumes, suburban and outer areas which eventually take on their own separate series registrations. Clients looking for occurrences in the Launceston district and surrounds should consult these volumes but also check related series below.
These records are part of the holdings of the Tasmanian Archives
System of Arrangement:
Chronological
Items: