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Portsmouth branch National union of women’s suffrage 1909-1913

PWS Records of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies: Portsmouth Branch (1913) The Portsmouth branch of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (1909-1913) was established in 1909 with Miss Nora O’Shea as secretary and was a member of the Surrey, Sussex and Hants Federation of the NUWSS. It seems to have ceased work…

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Metropolitan Police Act 1839

This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series Statutes of Law

The Metropolitan Police Act of 1839 gave greatly increased powers to the Metropolitan Police. The district over which it operated was increased to cover a 15 mile radius from Charing Cross. Constables were given ‘all powers and privileges’ in the counties of Berks, Bucks and on the River Thames. Within the Port of London they…

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