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Description
Queensland, Australia, provides an index of approximately eight thousand individuals called before select committees, royal commissions, and boards of enquiry. The State Library of Queensland compiled this data from published parliamentary papers spanning 1860 to 1920. The persons listed represent diverse backgrounds including civil servants, miners, farmers, graziers, labourers, and police.
Use Cases
Analyzing occupational and social backgrounds of witnesses based on the variety of professions listed in the description.
Tracking individual appearances before government inquiries based on the index of persons called.
Studying the evolution of government investigative bodies in Queensland based on the temporal coverage from 1860 to 1920.
Researching historical demographics and migration patterns based on the large sample of approximately eight thousand people.
Strengths
Covers a significant 60-year time range from 1860 to 1920.
Includes a substantial sample of approximately eight thousand individuals.
Sources data from authoritative parliamentary publications (Votes and Proceedings, Parliamentary Papers).
Documents a diverse range of occupational backgrounds as mentioned in the description.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific analytical tasks.
Provenance
Source
State Library of Queensland
Collection Method
Compiled from published Queensland Legislative Assembly Votes and Proceedings (1860-1901) and Queensland Parliamentary Papers (1902-1920).
Time Range
1860-1920
Freshness
Last updated 2026-06-19 11:52:58.814055; freshness should be verified.