Spotlight: Pat Connell Enquiry
The following is the evidence which was taken at the magisterial enquiry touching the death of Connell, at the Braidwood police-office by J. H. Griffin, Esq. Continue reading Spotlight: Pat Connell Enquiry
Tag: post mortem
Spotlight: Finding Byrne’s Body.
This engraving of a black tracker finding the dead body of Joe Byrne is a rather dramatised image that ironically downplays the drama of the scene. Joe’s body was recovered from the Glenrowan Inn after it had been set on … Continue reading Spotlight: Finding Byrne’s Body.
Spotlight: “THE DEATH OF BEN HALL.” The Sydney Morning Herald 13/05/1865
This article, published almost two weeks after Ben Hall’s death contains statements from the inquest into Ben Hall’s death as well as a first-hand account of the grim spectacle of the body on display in Forbes. Continue reading Spotlight: “THE DEATH OF BEN HALL.” The Sydney Morning Herald 13/05/1865