1. Early nineteenth century beginnings
Part I : 1864- 1895
2. Commissioner Seymour, government policy and the public
3. Personnel, recruitment and training
4. Pay, conditions, discipline
5. Equipment
6. Duties : general
7. Extraneous duties and social problems
8. Gold and public order
9. Native police
Part II : 1895-1925
10. Commissioners; government policy and the public
11. Personnel, recruitment and training
12. Pay, conditions, discipline
13. Equipment
14. Duties : general
15. Social problems
16. Extraneous duties
17. Strikes and war
18. Aborigines
Part III : 1925-1957
19. Commissioners, government policy and the public
20. Personnel, recruitment and training
21. Pay, conditions, discipline
22. Equipment
23. Duties : general
24. Traffic and other social problems
25. Special problems
26. World War II
Part IV : 1958-1986
27. Commissioners, government policy and the public
28. Personnel, recruitment and training
29. Pay, conditions, discipline
30. Equipment
31. Public relations
32. Duties : general
33. Social problems and public order.