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This is an old black and white enlargement of a detail of a portrait of Elizabeth Rachel Nevin (1847-1914) in her later years, probably taken ca. 1900 by her husband. Just her face was magnified to an unusually large size, measuring approx. 8×10. It has the impact of a modern cinematic close-up. The magnified final image was pasted to grey cardboard. Continue reading
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Third son William John Nevin was born 14th March 1878 at the Town Hall, Hobart, where his father Thomas Nevin was appointed Office and Hall keeper for the City Corporation and photographer for the Municipal Police Office, having leased his photographic studio in 1876, while maintaining a photographic practice and studio with younger brother Jack Nevin at New Town. This son was named after Thomas Nevin’s younger brother, William John Nevin (1852-1891), known as Constable John Nevin, and Jack to the family. Continue reading
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Henry Jeffries aka Thomas Jeffries, was tried in the Supreme Court Launceston on 1st September 1873, sentenced to 8 yrs, transferred to the Hobart Gaol when he was photographed by T.J. Nevin on being received, and discharged 25 September 1878. He may have been photographed again by T.J. Nevin at the Hobart Municipal Police Office on release. Continue reading
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Henry Taylor was tried at the Supreme Court Hobart on 4th July 1871, along with John Appleby, one of the first photographs of prisoners taken by T.J. Nevin at the Supreme Court Hobart. The photograph of Taylor aka Bramall or Johnston was hand coloured by Nevin’s studio and placed in his shop window to assist the public in recognition and recapture of the prisoner when he absconded on February 6, 1874 from a gang at the Cascade factory. Continue reading
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Sutherland’s death warrant with another carte by T.J. Nevin held at the Mitchell Library NSW. This carte is hand-tinted, and was taken days before the execution. Continue reading
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Langley was arraigned in the Supreme Court 15 July 1873, photographed by Nevin there on that date and sent to Port Arthur. His sentence was remitted in 1877. Continue reading
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William Hayes’ prison ID photograph was among the first taken by Thomas J. Nevin at the Hobart House of Corrections when William Hayes was discharged from a 2 year sentence for indecent assault in the week ending 24 April 1872.
The same image in these two cartes was printed at different times from Nevin’s original glass negative. In the top carte, Hayes’ image was straightened, eliminating the lean to the right in the carte below. Haye’s petty minor offences between 1873-1875 after release from the Hobart Gaol were tried in Launceston, where the reprint of his ID photograph was sent in 1874. Continue reading
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Warrant for William Harrison’s arrest 8 January 1875, discharged and photographed by Nevin at the Supreme Court, 29 December 1875 Continue reading
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Please note: this convict’s transported record does not match his age. His alias was William Forster, and his real name when convicted on 16th December 1871 was Charles Brown, native of Tasmania, aged 21 yrs. Continue reading
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Hand coloured by Nevin’s studio. Hanged as Job Smith, Hobart Gaol 31st May,1875 POLICE RECORDS William Campbell alias Robert Boodle (or Boodie or Brodie ) alias Job Smith convicted 19th March 1872 William Campbell arraigned for rape 11th May 1875, … Continue reading
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William Baker arrested, photographed by Nevin on 4th April 1874 Continue reading
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Burton discharged 26 October 1872. Convicted again and photographed on release with TOL in January 1876. Continue reading
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Michael Gilmore alias Terence Moore arrested and photographed by Nevin, 15 October 1874 Continue reading
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Ticket-of-leave 29th January 1875, photographed on discharge by Nevin at the Municipal Police Office, Town Hall, Hobart. Continue reading
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POLICE RECORDS John Williams convicted 30 May 1874 and photographed by Thomas Nevin. He was photographed again (this image) by John Nevin at the Hobart Gaol, 1881.
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John Murphy photographed by Nevin on discharge, 27 October 1875 Continue reading
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John Morrison was photographed by Constable John Nevin at the Hobart Gaol, Feb 16, 1884. Continue reading
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John Jones alias Elijah Elton was arrested on Nov. 20, 1874, photographed by Nevin at the Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart on being received from Richmond. ‘Flash Jack’ John Jones identical with Elijah Elton, notice of 14 May 1875. Continue reading
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The Gregsons were discharged 27th January, 1875, and were photographed again by Nevin in the preceeding week. They were not photographed at Port Arthur before January 9th, 1874. They escaped from the Domain in Hobart on that date and were photographed on arrest one month later by Nevin when they were received at the Hobart Gaol. These two brothers re-offended on a regular basis every few months right up to 1879, and were photographed once again in 1878 at the Supreme Court, Hobart by Nevin. Continue reading
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John Funt was photographed by Nevin on discharge on 3 February 1875. Continue reading
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