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19th century painted /decorated truncheon of the Newport Harbour Commission Police. Painted Victorian crown and around the mid shaft, the letters N H C. Created in 1836 Newport Harbour Commissioner is a body created by Statute and covered by the Newport (South Wales) Harbour Acts and Orders 1836. The construction of the first docks was completed in 1842 (Old Town Dock).

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