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Murder, misadventure & miserable ends : tales from a colonial coroner's court
- Title
- Murder, misadventure & miserable ends : tales from a colonial coroner's court / Catie Gilchrist.
- Author
- Gilchrist, Catie
- Publication
- Sydney, NSW : HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
- ©2019
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Details
- Description
- xvii, 380 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map; 24 cm
- 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.
- Alternative Title
- Murder, misadventure and miserable ends
- Subject
- Shiell, Henry
- 1800-1901
- Death > Australia > New South Wales > Sydney > History > 19th century
- Murder > Australia > New South Wales > Sydney > History > 19th century
- Coroners > Australia > New South Wales > Sydney > History > 19th century
- Coroners
- Death
- Manners and customs
- Murder
- Sydney (N.S.W.) > Social life and customs > 1851-1901
- Sydney (N.S.W.) > History > 1851-1901
- New South Wales > Sydney
- Genre/Form
- History.
- True crime stories.
- Bibliography (note)
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 20-4868
- ISBN
- 9781460755785
- 1460755782
- 9781460709924 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2019401323
- OCLC
- 1086295334
- Author
- Gilchrist, Catie, author.
- Title
- Murder, misadventure & miserable ends : tales from a colonial coroner's court / Catie Gilchrist.
- Publisher
- Sydney, NSW : HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1901
- Research Call Number
- JFE 20-4868