Queensland Court and Criminal Records

Online Resources

 * Queensland Court Records - at Findmypast ($), index.
 * Queensland Criminal Reports - at Findmypast ($), index.
 * Australian court databases
 * 1824-1936 - Queensland, Australia, Prison and Reformatory Indexes at Ancestry; index only ($)
 * 1851-1908 - Naturalisations 1851-1908, index.
 * 1857-1899 - Equity files 1857-1899, index.
 * 1857-1957 - Justices of the Peace 1857-1957, index.
 * 1857-1957 - Queensland, Justices Of The Peace 1857-1957 - at Findmypast ($), index.
 * 1857-1940 - Wills 1857-1940, index.
 * 1857-1902 - Inquests 1859-1902, index.
 * 1859-1897 - Queensland, Inquests 1859-1897 - at Findmypast ($), index.
 * 1859-1897 - Queensland, Australia, Death Inquest Index at Ancestry; index only ($)
 * 1861-1885 - Criminal depositions 1861-1885, index.
 * 1885-1908 - Register of court fees 1885-1908, index.
 * 1889-1929 - Trustee files 1889-1929, index.
 * 1915-1983 - Instruments of renunciation 1915-1983, index.

Police Gazettes

 * 1864-1900 - Queensland Police Gazettes - at Findmypast ($), index.
 * 1881-1945 - Queensland, Australia, Police Gazette Index, 1881-1945 index and images - at Ancestry ($)
 * 1903-1910 - Queensland, Australia, Government Gazettes, 1903-1910 - at Ancestry ($)

Prison Records

 * 1863-1936 - Queensland, St Helena Convict Index 1863-1936 at Findmypast ($), index. This was the foremost men’s prison in colonial Queensland.
 * 1864-1906 - Queensland, Toowoomba Prison Records 1864-1906 at Findmypast ($), index.
 * 1864-1906 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Online New South Wales Records Including Queensland Until 1859

 * New South Wales Police Gazette at Findmypast; index only ($)
 * 1788-1822 - Minutes of proceedings, 1788-1822 at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1788-1824 - Records, 1788-1824, New South Wales. Court of Criminal Jurisdiction, at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1788-1856 - New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1789-1826 - In-letters, 1789-1826 at FamilySearch, index and images. Includes among other records constables and their families, civil and military officers, jurors.
 * 1810-1820 - Musters of prisoners, 1810-1820 at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1810-1825 - Petitions for mitigation of sentence, 1810-1825 at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1810-1826 - Petitions for mitigation of sentence, 1810-1826 : Colonial Secretary's in-letters
 * 1818-1930 - New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1821-1937 - New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1822-1857 - New South Wales, Australia, Returns of the Colony at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1824-1826 - Trial records, 1824-1826, New South Wales. Police Magistrates at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1826-1827 - Trial records, 1826-1827, New South Wales. Benches of Magistrates at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1826-1856 - New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Letters at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1826-1870 - Returns of prisoners tried, 1826-1870, at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1827-1825 - Trial records, 1827-1835, New South Wales. Police Magistrates at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1830-1945 - New South Wales, Australia, Criminal Court Records at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1832-1863 - New South Wales Government Gazette Indexes at Findmypast; index only ($)
 * 1832-1880 - New South Wales Government Gazettes at Findmypast; PDF document
 * 1836-1922 - Register of cases, 1836-1922 at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1840-1856 - Colonial secretary's correspondence regarding prisoners, 1840-1856 at FamilySearch, images.
 * 1853-1899 - New South Wales, Australia, Government Gazettes at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1854-1930 - New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazettes at Ancestry; index & images ($). Also at FamilySearch, free.
 * 1856-1875 - Commutation of death sentences, 1856-1875 at FamilySearch, images.

Content
Court records contain information about individuals who were involved in a number of matters. Details about Australian convicts are often found in court records. Most court records provide names of individuals who served as defendants, plaintiffs, jurors, or witnesses. They may also provide such information as the individual’s residence, occupation, physical description, and family.