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Tag Archives: Lauren Vogel

Interloping at a history conference The Digital Panopticon: Penal history in a digital age

Research Brief 24   As the Prosecution Project’s resident statistician, I recently infiltrated my first history conference – the Digital Panopticon held at the University of Tasmania. I must admit that this conference was one of the most fascinating I have attended. Interesting not only for the variety of projects we heard about, but for […]

On this week in... 1897

Better to have got the booze

On 22 December 1896, James Smith was committed by the Perth City Court to take his trial at the Supreme Court. Smith had been given a £5 note by his mate James Frazer to buy a barrel of beer, but had not done so. Smith was arrested when a policeman overheard him arguing with Frazer about the matter. At the City Court Smith also received 14 days' hard labour for being in possession of a ring supposed to have been stolen, the magistrate not believing his statement that he had found it in Wellington Street. Smith was eventually found not guilty on the original charge though when tried on 14 April 1897.

This trial report is from The West Australian

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