1830: A Daring Escape and a Public Hanging in Colonial New South Wales
In February 1829, a man from the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales killed English sawyer John Rivett in the Kangaroo Valley, claiming self-defence after a dispute over a trade and a personal grievance. Read more →
1870: James Cusack Hanged at Melbourne Gaol for Murder at Woods Point
James Cusack was tried before Justice Barry at the Victorian Criminal Sessions in August 1870 for the wilful murder of his wife, Ann Cusack, at Gooley’s Creek on the Upper Goulburn River. Read more →
1875: An Gaa Hanged at Melbourne Gaol for the Murder of a Mining Partner at Vaughan
In June 1875, a Chinese miner was found dead at a hut near the goldfields of Vaughan, central Victoria. Read more →
1905: Pearl Trader Lured Aboard and Murdered in Broome for a Stolen Pearl
Mark Liebglid, a commercial traveller who bought and sold pearls in Perth-region waters for Freedman and Co. Read more →
2022: Chris Dawson Found Guilty of Murdering Wife Lynette
After five hours of delivering his reasons in a judge-alone trial, Justice Ian Harrison found former rugby league footballer Chris Dawson guilty of murdering his wife, Lynette Dawson, who vanished from their Bayview home near Sydney on or about 8 January 1982. Read more →
