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Police report on John Knatchbull January 1844

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Police report on John Knatchbull January 1844

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State Archives & Records New South Wales

[9/6329, No. 135]

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Jamieson, Ellen Knatchbull, John

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State Archives & Records New South Wales

Statutory body established by the State Records Act 1998. The Act provides for the creation, management and protection of the records of public offices of the State and for public access to those records.

Based at Kingswood, State Archives and Records NSW manage and provide access to the New South Wales State archives collection, a unique and irreplaceable part of Australia's cultural heritage dating back to 1788.

Law and order

The politics of law and order were present at the foundation of Sydney as a convict settlement. They have remained part of the fabric ever since, and a vital aspect of the city's imagined life. Like many other parts of the city (its churches, its schools, its hospitals), the institutions of law and justice are a material aspect of the values and experiences of those who inhabit the city.

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Knatchbull, John

Naval officer and convict who was eventually hanged for murder at Darlinghurst Gaol.

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Jamieson, Ellen

Shopkeeper who was murdered by John Knatchbull in 1844.

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New South Wales Police Force

Largest and oldest police organisation in Australia.

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