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Author:
Gilchrist, Catie, author.
Title:
Murder, misadventure & miserable ends : tales from a colonial coroner's court / Catie Gilchrist.
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xvii, 380 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Shiell, Henry.
Death--Sydney--Sydney--History--19th century.
Murder--Sydney--Sydney--History--19th century.
Coroners--Sydney--Sydney--History--19th century.
Sydney (N.S.W.)--Social life and customs--1851-1901.
Sydney (N.S.W.)--History--1851-1901.
Coroners.
Death.
Manners and customs.
Murder.
New South Wales--Sydney.
1800-1901
History.
True crime stories.
True crime stories.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Murder most foul -- Manslaughter -- This rash act -- Awful accidents -- Dreadful dangers and daily life -- Women's troubles -- Who was Mr Henry Shiell.
Summary:
Murder in colonial Sydney was a surprisingly rare occurrence, so when it did happen, it caused a great sensation. People flocked to the scene of the crime, to the coroner's court and to the criminal courts to catch a glimpse of the accused. Henry Shiell was the Sydney City Coroner from 1866 to 1889. In the course of his unusually long career he delved into the lives, loves, crimes, homes and workplaces of colonial Sydneysiders. He learnt of envies, infidelities, passions, and loyalties, and just how short, sad and violent some lives were. But his court was also, at times, instrumental in calling for new laws and regulations to make life safer.
ISBN:
1460755782
9781460755785
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1086295334
LCCN:
2019401323
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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