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1. A Case of Arson:

   Written by Provenance on October 29, 2012

   accused: Ella Hicksh A widowMother of Mabel, Julie, OlgaMother‑in‑law of Joseph Gill Mother‑in‑law of Will Liebenow Joseph Francis Gill Lessee of the Victoria Coffee Palace at SteiglitzHusband of Mabel The judge: Mr Justice Williams (also known as Sir Hartley Williams)  The lawyers:                               Mr JTT Smith (Crown Prosecutor) Mr Purves QC and Mr Schutt (Defence lawyers for Mrs Hicksh) Mr Eagleson (Defence lawyer for Mr Gill) C…

2. Murder of James Scobie

   Written by Digital_Projects on December 12, 2011

   ed after a night of drinking, the rowdy pair became involved in a brawl that resulted not only in the breaking of a hotel window but also in the untimely death of the Scottish digger Scobie. That afternoon, Coroner David John Williams held an inquest into the death of James Scobie. Twelve jurors (many of whom had known the Scotsman from the Eureka Stockade) were selected to hear the evidence and depositions presented, including forensic evidence…

3. The case of Peter Mungett:

   Written by Provenance on December 6, 2012

   Mr Justice Barry, as counsel for the aborigines. He could find no record, however, of judgment ever having been given in the matter. Mr Martley could mention another instance somewhat similar, that had come before Mr Justice Williams at Ballarat; but in that case his Honour had ruled that the prisoner, having been for long associate of white men and left his tribe, the plea of avoidance on account of non-allegiance to Her Majesty was of no avail…

4. Little Latrobe Street and the Historical Significance of Melbourne’s Laneways

   Written by Provenance on September 22, 2011

   Occupant James McNamara, collar maker Devon & Cornwall Hotel (ii)         Owner   Samuel Bloor         Built Structures 6-roomed brick house           1890             Occupant Mrs Lilly Walker   Mrs Mary Ann Williams   Thomas Fitzpatrick Mrs Elizabeth Musgrove Owner             Built Structures             1895             Occupant Mrs Rose Johnson   Vacant Vacant Ah Hay, cabinet maker (iii) John and Annie Morris Own…

5. ‘Situated Among the Gum Trees’:

   Written by Provenance on September 20, 2011

   in general. The use of the hyphen appears to vary, with some schools, such as Blackburn, omitting the hyphen in their names. [4]. G Davison, ‘The city bred children and urban reform in Melbourne 1900‑1914′, in P Williams (ed.), Social process and the city, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1993, p. 149. [5]. LJ Black (ed.), Vision and realisation: a centenary history of state education in Victoria, Education Department of Victoria, Melbo…

6. Listings of police stations where photos of Kelly were sent

   Written by Digital_Projects on September 6, 2011

   VPRS 4965 Consignment P0 Unit 4 Item 52 Record 1 Document: Listings of police stations where photos of Kelly were sent 29/10/1878 Overview This list, compiled by the Detectives Office in Melbourne, is dated three days after the Stringy Bark Creek murders. It gives detail of the towns where photos of Ned Kelly were sent. The distribution of these lists was not restricted to Victoria’s north-east and were sent out as far as Adelaide and Sydn…

7. Witnesses to Kelly’s Execution

   Written by Digital_Projects on September 7, 2011

   pt of Police Edwd. Barker MD F R C S Eng Henry. Glenny Justice of the Peace Mr. Biowup Reporter Daily Telegraph J. Middleton. Reporter Herald E.C. Martin. of Age Staff Grant. Oakley Anglo Australian Press James. Williams Age D. Nelom Argus J. Higham. Hills. M.D. Fitzroy Melbourne John Leach Sydney Morning Herald J. N. Quin Chief Warder Alexr. Nixon. Senior Warder Hugh. Munro Warder W. Flanagan Warder R. S. Miller. Wa…

8. In Pursuit of the Kelly Reward:

   Written by Provenance on September 22, 2011

   ia, with experience in ‘the English army’ and an unnamed police force, offered to catch Ned Kelly ‘within two months dead or alive’.[13] In seeking to volunteer for the hunt, ex‑constable John Flynn of Williamstown emphasised his loyalty to his fellow police. ‘I will not take a wombat hole and leave my comrades in action’, he wrote, apparently in reference to the behaviour of Constable McIntyre at Stringybark C…