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Nosey Bob was Sydney's longest serving hangman but he always treated those he dispatched with dignity

Becoming a hangman wasn't Nosey Bob's first choice of career but he did it with dignity. (Supplied: The Bulletin )

The polite term for his job was the finisher of the law.

Other better known job descriptions were executioner or hangman.

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