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From: Patricia Jungwirth <>
Subject: Re: Executions
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:43:19 +1100


Nobody executed for stealing trousers?



At 10:53 PM 17/01/05 +1100, Robert & Helen Kenney wrote:
>Executions at Castlemaine.
>EDWARD HITCHCOCK. Murdered his wife at Strathlodden, executed November 23
>1858.
>DAVID YOUNG. For murder of a young married woman, named GRAHAM, at
>Daylesford, her husband being away on his night shift, executed August 21
>1865 (on the scaffold YOUNG denied his guilt, but subsequently abundant
>evidence was given that he had been the perpetrator of many crimes besides
>that for which he suffered).
>--- DUFFERS. For rape of his own daughter, executed May 22 1867.
>WILLIAM HENRY TERRY. Murder of his mate, PETER REDDICK at the Coliban,
>executed July 31 1867.
>JOHN HOGAN. Murder of MARTIN ROONEY, at Bullock Creek, executed August 14
>1868. (He killed ROONEY in his own tent with a hammer and stole some 200
>pounds).
>JAMES WILKIE. Murder of HENRY PENSOM at Daylesford executed May 20 1872.
>SAMUEL WRIGHT. A convict, attempted murder of HOGAN, executed May 20 1872.
>PIERIE BORHUN. Murder of a MRS SMITH of Kangaroo Flat, Sandhurst, who kept a
>public house where he spent most of his gains, executed May 20 1873.
>AH CAT (Chinese). Murderer executed August 9 1875.
>JOHN DUFFERS Rape on his own children executed May 22 1876.
>These references are from Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time
>containing the History of Australasia from 1542 to May 1879. By J.H. Heaton
>published by George Robertson, Sydney, 1879.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alan Jones" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 9:04 PM
>Subject: Executions
>
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>> Dear Listers
>> Is any able to tell me how I can research executions around the late 1800s
>> early 1900s in either Castlemaine or Bendigo. I believe one of my
>ancestors
>> may have been executed for stealing a pair of trousers. Could this have
>been
>> possible?
>> Cheers
>> Kate Jones
>> Sydney
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