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Tuesday, 23 February 2021

John Martin the Celebrity Delinquent: Part 1: Bold Bad Boy

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  John Martin the Celebrity Delinquent:  Part 1: Bold Bad Boy   In March 1894, John Martin was charged with breaking and entering and th...
Tuesday, 16 February 2021

It's Only a Bastard.

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 It's Only a Bastard. In 1878, Mary Scudmore was charged with unlawfully beating Charles Grills, a nine-month-old child. Scudmore appe...
Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Thomas Cunningham: Rogue and Vagabond (Part II)

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  Thomas Cunningham: Rogue and Vagabond (Part II)   After serving two years in gaol for the abduction of 15-year-old girl Ellen Ween, Cunnin...
Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Thomas Cunningham: Rogue and Vagabond (Part I)

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  Thomas Cunningham: Rogue and Vagabond (Part I)     You may remember Thomas Cunningham from my previous blog, ‘The Colourful and Tragic L...
Tuesday, 19 January 2021

The Colourful and Tragic Life of Alice Tree: Part 2 - “Riotous Behaviour and Death.”

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  The Colourful and Tragic Life of Alice Tree: Part 2 - “Riotous Behaviour and Death.” Alice Tree was certainly no angel, her long list ...
Tuesday, 12 January 2021

The Colourful and Tragic Life of Alice Tree: Part 1

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  The Colourful and Tragic Life of Alice Tree: Part 1    Alice Tree was a prostitute working from Boddington Row in Adelaide’s West End. ...
Tuesday, 17 November 2020

The Haunted Boy

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The Haunted Boy (also known as The Crying Boy) Recently I have seen for sale in Adelaide several the old allegedly cursed “Haunting Boy” pa...