This is a picture of a man called Samuel Hatty from West Melbourne who embarked on the HMAS Shropshire on 20 March 1915. His address was given as 2 Eades Place West Melbourne. Whether this is the same Samuel Hatty as discussed below, I don't know but how many Samuel Hattys do you think died in Melbourne in 1925?
Maybe Trimble had some other reason for wanting to get Hatty a hundred years ago today. To be clear I do not think this is a heinous offence. One month in prison for tearing a stupid flag. So many things to fix when I get my time machine. Butterfly effect though. Maybe without Trimble's bold heroics we'd all be walking round speaking anarchy.*
Sadly or otherwise as he seems to have been a bit of an arsehole, Samuel Hatty is no longer with us. I'll tell you what happened to him when the anniversary of his passing comes around in three and a half years, it's not pretty.
* Yes I know the red flag is communist not anarchist.
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