[Editor: This article, regarding a death in police custody, was published in The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), 12 December 1916.] Died in the cells. Included in the list of persons charged in the City Police Court on Monday was the name of Robert Craig, aged 47, a … [Read more...] about Died in the cells [court report, 12 December 1916]
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[Timothy Skelton] [crime report, 27 October 1916]
[Editor: This untitled article was published in The Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW), 27 October 1916.] [Timothy Skelton] While being arrested at North Carlton, Victoria, Timothy Skelton, clerk (50), sustained a fracture of the right arm. It is alleged that accused struck … [Read more...] about [Timothy Skelton] [crime report, 27 October 1916]
A polite policeman [9 March 1859]
[Editor: This article was published in The Star (Ballarat, Vic.), 9 March 1859.] A polite policeman. — The real or imaginary privileges and rights of that oft invisible body yclept the “Police,” — or rather, their own notion of their own importance, entertained by some of … [Read more...] about A polite policeman [9 March 1859]
[Having observed that a meeting] [letter re reducing police pay and numbers, 22 April 1862]
[Editor: This untitled letter to a newspaper (from an ex-policeman), advocating a reduction of numbers, and of pay, for policemen in Tasmania, was published in The Advertiser (Hobart Town, Tas.), 22 April 1862.] [Having observed that a meeting] Mr. Editor, — Sir, — … [Read more...] about [Having observed that a meeting] [letter re reducing police pay and numbers, 22 April 1862]
[An amusing incident] [26 April 1887]
[Editor: An extract from the news section of The Age, 26 April 1887.] [An amusing incident] An amusing incident which happened at the King-street police station last week is the subject of conversation amongst the city force, and is to be enquired into at … [Read more...] about [An amusing incident] [26 April 1887]