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Murder, misadventure & miserable ends : tales from a colonial coroner's court / Catie Gilchrist.
Publication details: London : HaperCollins, 2019.Description: xvii, 380 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map ; 24 cmISBN:- 1460755782
- 9781460755785
- Murder, misadventure and miserable ends
- Shiell, Henry, 1827-1889
- Shiell, Henry
- Shiell, Henry
- 1800-1901
- Death -- Causes -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- Murder -- Investigation -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- 19th century
- True crime stories
- Death -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- Murder -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- Coroners -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- Coroners
- Death
- Manners and customs
- Murder
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Social life and customs -- 1891-1901
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Social life and customs -- 1901-1945
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Social conditions -- 1901-1945
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Social life and customs -- 1851-1901
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History -- 1851-1901
- New South Wales -- Sydney
- Australian
- 306.909944109034 364.99441 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 306.909 GIL | Available | 069039 |
Total reserves: 0
Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 339-376) and index.
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.
