1828: The Tunnel Under Sydney: Australia’s First Great Bank Robbery
On the night of 14 September 1828, thieves broke into the Bank of Australia in Sydney. Read more →
1861: Two Men Executed in the Wrong Place? A Widower Demands Answers
Two men were convicted of killing Margaret Ann Impett at Mount Wedge station in South Australia. Read more →
1862: A Slipped Mask Gives Away a Bushranger
On 14 September 1862, two bushrangers robbed a mailman near Mudgee in New South Wales. Read more →
1866: The Wild Scotchman Jailed for 25 Years After Queensland Mail Robberies
Bushranger James Macpherson, known as the Wild Scotchman, entered the St Helena Island penal settlement in Moreton Bay, Queensland, on 14 September 1866 to begin serving a 25 year sentence for mail robbery. He did not serve his time quietly. Read more →
1901: Shot Eight Days Earlier: Theodore Roosevelt Sworn In After the Death of William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th President of the United States on September 14, 1901, hours after President William McKinley died from gunshot wounds inflicted eight days earlier by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley had been shaking hands with the public when Czolgosz approached with a concealed revolver wrapped in a handkerchief and fired twice at close range. Read more →
1909: Convicted Alone: Martha Rendell Sentenced to Death in Perth as Her Partner Walks Free
Martha Rendell, de facto wife of Thomas Nicholls Morris, was convicted in the Supreme Court of Western Australia at Perth of the wilful murder of her partner’s son, Arthur Joseph Morris, and sentenced to death by hanging. Read more →
