PHOTOGRAPHS OF AUSTRALIAN CRIMINALS.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 12, 29 March 1911, Page 135

PHOTOGRAPHS OF AUSTRALIAN CRIMINALS.

Age thirty-one, height 5 ft. 10 in., dealer, native of Victoria, grey eyes, light-brown hair, scar on inside of left wrist, long fingers, two moles near front of right shoulder, scar on back of head, brown mole on right side of neck, small pale mole above right nipple, several small moles on top part of neck. (See New South Wales Police Gazette, 1910, page 82.)

Age forty-nine, height 5 ft. 4 in., seaman, native of England, blue eyes, brown to grey hair, two vaccine-marks on outside of left upper arm, scar on backs of left middle, ring, and little fingers, slight scar on top of right middle finger near the nail, scar on inside of left ring and middle fingers. (See New South Wales Police Gazette, 1906, page 248.)

Age forty-one, height 5 ft. sin., labourer, native of Victoria, sallow complexion, black hair, dark-grey eyes. (See Victoria Police Gazette, 1909, opposite page 134.)

Age forty-two, height 5 ft. 3Jin., dealer, native of Sydney, blue eyes, light-brown hair, three vaccine-marks (one above the other) on outside of right upper arm, scar on top of knuckle of right middle finger (finger slightly contracted), scar on bridge of nose, under the chin, and on left hip. (See New South Wales Police Gazette, 1905, page 236.)

Age forty-two, height 5 ft. 8 in., labourer, native of Sydney, hazel eyes, dark-brown hair, small soar under chin, slight scar on left cheek, pale mole on left shoulder, pale mole on centre of abdomen, small scar on right shin, long thin scar on outside of right ankle. (See New South Wales Police Gazette, 1909, page 213.)

Age twenty-seven, height 5 ft. 3 in., jockey, native of Victoria, fresh complexion, black hair, brown eyes. (See Victoria Police Gazette, 1910, opposite page 103.)

Age forty, height 5 ft. 4§ in., steward, native of Sydney, blue eyes, light-brown hair, large vaccine-mark on outside of left upper arm, round soar outside left forearm, scar on left palm below forefinger, brown mole outside right upper arm, scar over right eye, and scar on right knee-cap. (See Neio South Wales Police Gazette, 1905, page 236.)

Age forty-one, height 5 ft. 3 in., seaman, native of England, fresh complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, wreath of flowers on right wrist, ring on fourth finger of left hand, “ Love,” on back of left hand. (See Victoria Police Gazette, 1908, opposite page 390.)

Age twenty-five, height sft. 6 in. or 7 in., medium build, fair hair and complexion, clean-shaved, smart appearance, speaks quickly, slight impediment in speech.

A man named Samuel Sidebottom, alias Arthur Sutherland, of whom no photograph can be obtained, was also associated with the above criminals. Age thirty-eight, height 5 ft. 7^in., carpenter, fair complexion, black hair, brown eyes, native of Tasmania. (See Nero South Wales Police Gazette, 1904, page 173.)

It is reported that the above criminals, who are pickpockets, recently arrived in New Zealand, and are suspected of committing numerous thefts from the person . (F.P.B. 76/77.)