Gun alley : murder, lies and failure of justice / Kevin Morgan.
Gun alley : murder, lies and failure of justice / Kevin Morgan.
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Richmond : Hardie Grant Books, 2012.
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English
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1 online resource (xiii, 418 pages)
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text
Media type
computer
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online resource
Contents
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; 1 Errington; 2 A schoolgirl; 3 Until the day break; 4 A popular sensation; 5 Earning the reward; 6 The search begins; 7 Raising the stakes; 8 'A great country'; 9 Crime chemist; 10 Coroner's Court; 11 'Miss Matthews'; 12 Th...
26 Seeking reprieve27 The mysterious woman; 28 The myth of instant death; 29 A dandy 'D'; 30 Farewell; 31 Execution; 32 Brophy; 33 Ghurka's fortune; An analysis of the evidence; 34 Brennan's book; 35 Piggott recalls; 36 The evidence of the hair; Who killed Alma Tirtschke?; 37 Following the trail; 38...
Appendix 4Letter to the People of Australia from Mrs Elizabeth Campbell Ross; Epilogue; Select Bibliography; Notes.
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Publisher
Richmond : Hardie Grant Books, 2012.
Place of Publication
Virginia
Date Published
2012.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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In the early morning of New Year's Eve 1921, the naked body of 12-year-old Alma Tirtschke was found in Gun Alley, a dead-end lane off Melbourne's Little Collins Street. She had been raped and strangled. In an atmosphere of public frenzy the police were pushed to find a culprit. Thirteen days later, saloonkeeper Colin Campbell Ross was charged with...
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Gun alley : murder, lies and failure of justice / Kevin Morgan.
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74VKm4ZVVKXg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKm4ZVVKXg
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ISBN
9781742738154 (electronic book)
DDC
345.94
MMS ID
991020703269702626
