Last woman hanged : the terrible, true story of Louisa Collins / Caroline Overington.
Last woman hanged : the terrible, true story of Louisa Collins / Caroline Overington.
Last woman hanged : the terrible, true story of Louisa Collins / Caroline Overington.
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Publisher
Sydney, N.S.W. : HarperCollins Publishers Australia, 2016.
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H 2016/45
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 20 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney, N.S.W. : HarperCollins Publishers Australia, 2016.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
One woman. Two husbands. Four trials. One bloody execution. The last woman hanged in NSW. In January 1889, Louisa Collins, a 41-year-old mother of ten children, became the first woman hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol and the last woman hanged in New South Wales. Both of Louisa's husbands died suddenly. The Crown was convinced that Louisa poisoned them w...
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Last woman hanged : the terrible, true story of Louisa Collins / Caroline Overington.
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First published: 2014.
"2015 Davitt Award winner Best crime non-fiction"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Date Copyright
©2014.
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H 2016/45
Record Identifier
74VKzO0Jq5x3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzO0Jq5x3
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ISBN
9781460750933 (paperback)
DDC
364.15230944
MMS ID
991023422879702626
