The Sheriff’s of NSW
The Sheriffs of the Colony and State of New South Wales
Below is a list of the Sheriff’s of New South Wales and the years during which they held office.
| Years | Sheriff |
| 1824-1827 | John Mackanass |
| 1828 | William Carter |
| 1829-1841 | Thomas Macquoid |
| 1842 | William Hustler |
| 1843-1849 | Adolphus William Young |
| 1849-1854 | Gilbert Eliot |
| 1855-1860 | John O’Neill Brenan |
| 1861-1864 | George Richard Uhr |
| 1864-1874 | Harold Maclean |
| 1874-1896 | Charles Cowper Jnr. |
| 1896-1917 | Cecil Edmunds Bridgewater Maybury |
| 1917-1920 | Charles Richard Walsh |
| 1920-1925 | Walter William Crockford |
| 1925-1939 | George Francis Murphy |
| 1939-1945 | Harry Charles Lester |
| 1945-1960 | Roland Oliver Elliot |
| 1960-1968 | Donald Mercer Richardson |
| 1968-1974 | Thomas Alexander Woodward |
| 1974-1985 | George Francis Hanson |
| 1985-1997 | David Michael Lennon |
| 1997 – 1998 | Nerida Johnston |
| 1998 – | Bruce Kelly |
History of the Office of the Sheriff
The Office of Sheriff in Australia today
The Sheriff in Australia