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From the CCP re Glenrowan affair and the recommendation to remove constable Arthur from the Police force From the CCP re Glenrowan affair and the recommendation to remove constable Arthur from the Police force

Public Record Office Victoria

Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)

Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)
North Melbourne, Australia

The five pages presented here are two fragments that seem to be a set of notes and the final page of a communication from Chief Commissioner Nicolson relating to issues that came up from the Royal Commission. There is no name identified on the two pages of notes, dated 4 July 1882. They formed part of a series of reports that were forwarded to the Police Commission as part of the investigation into the removal of Constable Arthur. The conflicting accounts of the Glenrowan seige given bySergeant SteeleandConstable Arthurof the capture of Ned Kelly eventually led to a recommendation by Steele to have Arthur dismissed from the police force.The last page displayed is the final page of the report written by the Chief Commissioner of Policeon the matter, recommending that the matter of Arthurs possible perjury be referred to the Crown Solicitor and that a recommendation be brought forward to have Arthur dismissed.

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  • Title: From the CCP re Glenrowan affair and the recommendation to remove constable Arthur from the Police force From the CCP re Glenrowan affair and the recommendation to remove constable Arthur from the Police force
  • Creator: Public Record Office Victoria, Public Record Office Victoria
  • Date Created: 1882-07-04
  • Provenance: VPRS 4965 P0 UNIT 5 ITEM 50 RECORD 1, VPRS 4965 P0 UNIT 5 ITEM 50 RECORD 1
  • Transcript:
    Consideration and in my opinion there is no reasonable doubt that constable Arthur has committed perjury. I would, therefore suggest the desirability of referring the matter to the Crown Solicitor for the purpose of considering if a prosecution for perjury would lie against Arthur. In any case he is a man in whom I could not have the least confidence and I therefore request your authority for his immediate discharge from the Police Force. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servt Chief Commissioner of Police (7)
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