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Queensland Native Police

Prior to the separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859, the border police and subsequently the Native Police were the main government instrument of Aboriginal administration. After separation, the administration of Indigenous matters was transferred to the Colonial Secretary for Queensland. In 1864 the Native Police were brought under the control of the newly appointed Commissioner of Police. In 1865 the force was renamed the Native Mounted Police and the force continued to operate as a separate police unit until its disbandment in 1900.

See also

Finding police records
Indexes to correspondence relating to Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders in the records of the Colonial Secretary’s Office and the Home Secretary’s Office, 1859 – 1903

Last updated: 29th July 2009

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