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Henry Louis Bertrand

Transcript: Mr Domenico Scuglia discusses restrictions on Italians in Australia during WWII

Prisoners' Detention Act 1908

Royal Commission of Inquiry into the case of George Dean 1895

Discharged Prisoners Aid Society

Prisoners' Aid Association of New South Wales

Bertrand, Henry Louis

Cole, Robert

Collins, Louisa

Dalton, Maurice

Dryer, Albert James

Dryer, Albert Thomas

FitzGerald, Thomas

McGeown, Frank

McGing, Michael

McGuinness, William

McSweeney, Edmund

de Lolle, Emile

'The Gallows' from the Keep Yard / the Scaffold at Darlinghurst, drawn by a Confinee c1890

A group of Italian prisoners of war behind the perimeter fence of the main compound at the Liverpool prisoner of war and internment camp November 21, 1945

Albert Dryer, Kiely and the Irish internees in corridor at Darlinghurst Gaol 1918-1919

Australian prisoners-of-war returning home. Released Eighth Division men coming ashore by barge from the catalinas at Rose Bay 16 September 1945

Bertrand & Kinder tragedy; being the account of the extraordinary trial of Mr and Mrs Bertrand, and Mrs Kinder, and the subsequent trial and conviction of Louis Bertrand at the Criminal Court of New South Wales for the murder of Henry Kinder, of the City

Captain Moonlite, Darlinghurst Gaol, 26 November 1879

Entry for Kate Barry (Kate Leigh) in State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay Photographic Description Book No 839, 26 May 1932

Entry for Kate Leigh in State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay Photographic Description Book, 1915

Eugene Falleni, Long Bay Photographic Description Book, 1928

Eugenia Falleni, alias Harry Crawford, criminal record number 741LB, 16 August 1928. State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay, NSW

Frank Green prison record 1933

Guido Calletti prison record c1930

Internees of the Liverpool prisoner of war and internment camp working in the camp vegetable garden in front of the camp headquarters building 10 February 1944

Iris Eileen Mary Webber 20 November 1941

Iris Webber 20 November 1941

Irish internees in Darlinghurst Gaol c1918

Italian prisoners of war at Strathfield Station after arrival from country prisoner of war camps on the way to the internment camp at Moorebank November 17 1945

James Edward Devine jail photograph 25 August 1939

James Edward Devine jail photograph 6 March 1923

John Feltham Archibald and John Haynes, journalists of The Bulletin, in Darlinghurst Gaol c1882

Kiely inside Darlinghurst Gaol c1918

Long Bay Description Card for Eugenia Falleni 1920-40

Long Bay Gaol photograph of Eugenia Falleni, 1920

Louisa Collins, Darlinghurst Gaol Photographic Description Book, 1888

Matilda Devine 6 December 1943

Matilda Devine State Reformatory for Women Long Bay Photo 659 27 May 1925

Matilda Devine criminal record number 659LB, 27 May 1925, Long Bay Gaol

Mug shot of Eugenie Falleni 1920

Nellie Cameron criminal record number 792LB, 29 July 1930, Long Bay Gaol

New South Wales Police Photo Book. Iris Eileen Mary Webber. 20 November 1941. No 163/139

Norman Bruhn's entry in the Central Register of Male Prisoners, Melbourne 1921 - 1926

O'Farrell in Darlinghurst 1868

Photo of Kate Barry, fron the State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay Photographic Description Book, 26 May 1932

Photograph of Norman Bruhn from his entry in the Central Register of Male Prisoners, Melbourne October 1921

Police Gazette notice about arrest of Eugenie Falleni, 1929

Police record of John Tighe alias Wilson, 30 June 1880

Police record of William Smith, 1880

Prisoners in uniform at Darlinghurst Gaol c1885

Prisoners in uniform at Darlinghurst Gaol c1885

Prisoners in yard at Darlinghurst Gaol 1884-1886

Prisoners in yard at Darlinghurst Gaol 1884-1886

Prisoners in yard at Darlinghurst Gaol 1884-1886

Privates Joseph Sudds and Patrick Thompson in irons c1833

The Bridge Street Burglars: Graphic Account of the Execution in 'The Bird O'Freedom', 2 June 1894

Mr Domenico Scuglia discusses restrictions on Italians in Australia during WWII, interviewed 1986

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Prisoners

Henry Louis Bertrand

Henry Louis Bertrand, the mad dentist of Wynyard Square, was the centre of a salacious love triangle and murder trial in Sydney in 1865.

Transcript: Mr Domenico Scuglia discusses restrictions on Italians in Australia during WWII

Mr Domenico Scuglia was born in Italy in 1924, came to Liverpool in 1937, and was interviewed in 1986 for the 'Looking Back at Liverpool: An Oral History of the Liverpool Region 1900 to 1960.' He discusses here the restrictions placed on free movement of Italians in Australia during World War II, due to Italy's membership of the Axis Powers.

Prisoners' Detention Act 1908

Act of parliament governing the penal system in New South Wales.

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Royal Commission of Inquiry into the case of George Dean 1895

Commission to to investigate the legal case against George Dean who was found guilty of the attempted murder of his wife by administering poison. It found him not guilty and he was granted a pardon, only to later confess and be gaoled again.

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Discharged Prisoners Aid Society

Organisation established to address the material and practical needs of prisoners and their families. First formed in Melbourne in 1872 it was established in Sydney two years later.

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Prisoners' Aid Association of New South Wales

Voluntary association providing assistance and education to prisoners.

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Bertrand, Henry Louis

Dentist whose scandalous behaviour was revealed when he was gaoled for the murder of his lover's husband.

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Cole, Robert

Criminal who escaped from Long Bay prison in 2006.

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Collins, Louisa

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The last woman to be hanged in New South Wales, Collins was convicted of poisoning her husband in a crime that became famous as 'The Botany Murder'.

Dalton, Maurice

Brisbane based Irish republican interned at Darlinghurst.

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Dryer, Albert James

Irish-German clerk.

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Dryer, Albert Thomas

Doctor and Irish republican whose devotion to Irish independence resulted in his internment in Darlinghurst gaol.

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FitzGerald, Thomas

Irish republican interned at Darlinghurst.

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McGeown, Frank

Melbourne based Irish republican interned at Darlinghurst in 1918.

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McGing, Michael

Irish republican interned as a suspected member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

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McGuinness, William

Irish republican interned at Darlinghurst gaol in 1918.

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McSweeney, Edmund

Sydney based Irish republican gaoled at Darlinghurst on suspicion of being a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

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de Lolle, Emile

French teacher who was eventually sentenced to two years imprisonment for forging a cheque.

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'The Gallows' from the Keep Yard / the Scaffold at Darlinghurst, drawn by a Confinee c1890

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[SSV1/Gao/Darh/2]

(Mitchell Library)

A group of Italian prisoners of war behind the perimeter fence of the main compound at the Liverpool prisoner of war and internment ...

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By

Contributed By

Australian War Memorial

Albert Dryer, Kiely and the Irish internees in corridor at Darlinghurst Gaol 1918-1919

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.pic-vn3313979]

(Part of Albert Dryer photograph collection)

Australian prisoners-of-war returning home. Released Eighth Division men coming ashore by barge from the catalinas at Rose Bay 16 ...

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Image courtesy of the

State Library of Victoria

[Acc No: H98.103/4220]

(Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs)

Bertrand & Kinder tragedy; being the account of the extraordinary trial of Mr and Mrs Bertrand, and Mrs Kinder, and the subsequent ...

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

Captain Moonlite, Darlinghurst Gaol, 26 November 1879

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS2138 [3/6043]]

Entry for Kate Barry (Kate Leigh) in State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay Photographic Description Book No 839, 26 May 1932

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS 2497 [14/3137, Photo 839]]

Entry for Kate Leigh in State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay Photographic Description Book, 1915

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS 2496, No 188, [3/6007]]

Eugene Falleni, Long Bay Photographic Description Book, 1928

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS 2496, No 741,[3/6004]]

Eugenia Falleni, alias Harry Crawford, criminal record number 741LB, 16 August 1928. State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay, NSW

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Contributed By

Sydney Living Museums

[35369]

(Justice & Police Museum Collection)

Frank Green prison record 1933

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[RNICG [17/1507, #27446]]

Guido Calletti prison record c1930

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[RNICG [17/1515 #29332]]

Internees of the Liverpool prisoner of war and internment camp working in the camp vegetable garden in front of the camp headquarters ...

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Contributed By

Australian War Memorial

Iris Eileen Mary Webber 20 November 1941

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NSW Photobook, image of Iris Webber 20 November 1941 No 163/139, [6/19668]]

(Detail from New South Wales Police Photo Book. Iris Eileen Mary Webber. 20 November 1941. No 163/139)

Iris Webber 20 November 1941

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[6/19668 (detail)]

(New South Wales Police Photo Book. Iris Eileen Mary Webber. 20 November 1941. No 163/139)

Irish internees in Darlinghurst Gaol c1918

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.pic-vn4601760]

(Part of Albert Dryer photograph collection)

Italian prisoners of war at Strathfield Station after arrival from country prisoner of war camps on the way to the internment camp ...

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By

Contributed By

Australian War Memorial

James Edward Devine jail photograph 25 August 1939

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[RNICG [17/1535 #32001]]

James Edward Devine jail photograph 6 March 1923

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[[6/19612 Item107]]

John Feltham Archibald and John Haynes, journalists of The Bulletin, in Darlinghurst Gaol c1882

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a4157058 / P1/58]

(Mitchell Library)

Kiely inside Darlinghurst Gaol c1918

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.pic-vn3313967]

(Part of Albert Dryer photograph collection)

Long Bay Description Card for Eugenia Falleni 1920-40

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS 2493 [11/3128], State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay, description card, Side B]

Long Bay Gaol photograph of Eugenia Falleni, 1920

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS 2496 [3/6006 p.499, 1920], State Reformatory for Women, Photo description books.]

Louisa Collins, Darlinghurst Gaol Photographic Description Book, 1888

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS 2138 [3-6074 p.84], Reel 5103]

Matilda Devine 6 December 1943

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a1176006 / MLMSS 7198]

(From: Frank Fahy - Scrapbook of an undercover policeman, 1920-1952) (Mitchell Library)

Matilda Devine State Reformatory for Women Long Bay Photo 659 27 May 1925

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS 2496 [3/6007 #659]]

Matilda Devine criminal record number 659LB, 27 May 1925, Long Bay Gaol

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By

NSW Department of Prisons

Contributed By

Sydney Living Museums

Mug shot of Eugenie Falleni 1920

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Contributed By

Sydney Living Museums

(Justice & Police Museum ; FP07_0031_005)

Nellie Cameron criminal record number 792LB, 29 July 1930, Long Bay Gaol

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By

NSW Department of Prisons

Contributed By

Sydney Living Museums

(Justice & Police Museum ; FP07_0235_002)

New South Wales Police Photo Book. Iris Eileen Mary Webber. 20 November 1941. No 163/139

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NSW Photobook, image of Iris Webber 20 November 1941 No 163/139, [6/19668]]

Norman Bruhn's entry in the Central Register of Male Prisoners, Melbourne 1921 - 1926

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Contributed By

Public Record Office Victoria

[VPRS 515, P0001, Item 71, Bruhn, Norman: No. 36147]

O'Farrell in Darlinghurst 1868

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By

Francis Charles Needham (Viscount) Newry

Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[nla.pic-an6332101]

Photo of Kate Barry, fron the State Reformatory for Women, Long Bay Photographic Description Book, 26 May 1932

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS 2497 [14/3137, Photo 839]]

Photograph of Norman Bruhn from his entry in the Central Register of Male Prisoners, Melbourne October 1921

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Contributed By

Public Record Office Victoria

[VPRS 515, P0001, Item 71, Bruhn, Norman: No. 36147 (Detail)]

Police Gazette notice about arrest of Eugenie Falleni, 1929

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS 10958 Police Gazette NSW, 1920 [1/3252, p.474]]

Police record of John Tighe alias Wilson, 30 June 1880

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By

New South Wales. Police Dept.

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a2299157 / MLMSS 224, 157]

(from New South Wales. Police Dept. - Records, 1820-1894, Mitchell Library)

Police record of William Smith, 1880

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By

New South Wales. Police Dept.

From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a2299161 / MLMSS 224, 161]

(from New South Wales. Police Dept. - Records, 1820-1894, Mitchell Library)

Prisoners in uniform at Darlinghurst Gaol c1885

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS 4481: Sh 896]

Prisoners in uniform at Darlinghurst Gaol c1885

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Contributed By

State Archives & Records New South Wales

[NRS 4481: Sh 896]

Prisoners in yard at Darlinghurst Gaol 1884-1886

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Mitchell Library)

Prisoners in yard at Darlinghurst Gaol 1884-1886

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Mitchell Library)

Prisoners in yard at Darlinghurst Gaol 1884-1886

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

(Mitchell Library)

Privates Joseph Sudds and Patrick Thompson in irons c1833

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From the collections of the

State Library of New South Wales

[a1907001 / DSM/991/R copy 7]

The Bridge Street Burglars: Graphic Account of the Execution in 'The Bird O'Freedom', 2 June 1894

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Contributed By

National Library of Australia

[The Bird O'Freedom, Saturday 2 June 1894, p4 via Trove]

Mr Domenico Scuglia discusses restrictions on Italians in Australia during WWII, interviewed 1986

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Mr Domenico Scuglia was born in Italy in 1924, came to Liverpool in 1937, and was interviewed in 1986 for the 'Looking Back at Liverpool: An Oral History of the Liverpool Region 1900 to 1960.' He discusses here the restrictions placed on free movement of Italians in Australia during World War II, due to Italy's membership of the Axis Powers.
Transcript

DOMENICO: During the war you couldn't go out of Liverpool, a certain distance. If you planned to go anywhere on business you had to get a permit, to let you go. Provided that you didn't get into trouble, and we carried on like that, we had no problems

INTERVIEWER: That was because you are Italian?

DOMENICO: Yes, that was for the war years.

INTERVIEWER: Did your family resent that at all?

DOMENICO: No, you're there and that's it; you had to do it. My father used to never go out or cause trouble or anything and everybody could see that. We had no problem.

INTERVIEWER: You didn't get any harassment from the local people during the war?

DOMENICO: No, no, not here because as I said we knew nearly everybody; small town. Tell you what, they did intern some naturalised [Italians]; it all depended on political involvement. But the majority wasn't naturalised. We applied for it, and they refused our naturalisation during the war years. After the war we applied again and got it through. Actually, we weren't interned but [we were] in the area, in the town itself. If you wanted to go anywhere you asked for a permit and they gave you a permit. You behave yourself and you can get it again.

INTERVIEWER: Who did you have to go to?

DOMENICO: The police.

INTERVIEWER: The Liverpool police?

DOMENICO: Yes.

INTERVIEWER: And what were they like?

DOMENICO: They were alright. As I said we used to know everybody, we used to know the sergeant in charge because his kids and us go to school together, friendly, you know.

INTERVIEWER: Did you ever have to request to go out further than the seven miles [limit]?

DOMENICO: If you had to go on business they would give you [a permit]; but if not, if it was just for pleasure, 'no'. They'd say 'What do you want it for, what are you going to do over there?' and if you say 'visit a friend' well, 'no'. If I had to look for something to do with the farm, then 'yes'. That was fair enough, I think. They used to call us 'aliens', enemies, see? Not the Greeks, not the Russians because they were Allies; but we had nothing to do with the war, they started the war over the other side [of the world]. If you had crook neighbours, and they kept reporting you every day, you had a headache, I tell you.

INTERVIEWER: And what were your neighbours like?

DOMENICO: Very good. Once in a while they used to go there [the police station] every week, they told us long afterwards; always told them [the police] '8 o'clock [Scuglia family] turn the lights out and they're in bed.'

INTERVIEWER: So they would report on you once a week?

DOMENICO: They [the police] were checking up, to see our movements, thought we might be spies or something. We had none of that, we got on all right. [1]

Contributed By

Liverpool City Library

(Excerpt from interview with Mr Domenico Scuglia, from the 'Looking back at Liverpool : an oral history of the Liverpool region 1900-1960' conducted in 1986 by Liverpool City Council, editor and project co-ordinator Catherine Johnson ; researchers Angela Imbrosciano, Verica Miiosavijevic, Kathleen Smith)

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