BROHAM, THOMAS (1840-1901) was born in County Limerick and came to Victoria as a youth. He was for four years (1859-63) a member of the mounted police, engaged in gold escort duty from Bendigo, and came to the Otago goldfields to work as a digger. In Aug 1863 he joined the Canterbury police under Commissioner Shearman, under whom he had served in Australia. In 1864 he accompanied Revell with a detachment to the West Coast fields, crossing the Hurunui saddle, and was stationed there as an inspector till 1870, when he was chosen as an inspector of armed constabulary in Auckland under the General Government. In 1877 he was transferred to Christchurch, in 1882 to Timaru, and in 1888 to Auckland, whence he returned to Canterbury in 1893. He was engaged in many noteworthy criminal prosecutions, including the Hall poisoning case (Timaru), the Scott case in Auckland, and the apprehension of Cyrus Haley for the Pa farm outrage at Onehunga. Broham retired in 1900 and died on 29 Dec of that year.

Police department records; Harrop, Westland; N.Z. Herald, 18 Jan 1900.

Reference: Volume 1, page 64

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