Murder, Misadventure and Miserable Ends
Tales from a Colonial Coroner's Court
$27.85
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
18 February 2019
Summary
Murder, manslaughter, suicide, mishap - the very public business of determining death in colonial Sydney.
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.
Most of us today rarely see a dead body. In nineteenth century Sydney, when health was precarious and workplaces and the busy city stre…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781460755785 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1460755782 |
| Author: | Dr Catie Gilchrist |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 560g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 155mm x 235mm |
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Dr Catie Gilchrist
Catie Gilchrist is a Research Affiliate in the History Department at the University of Sydney. She has an MA in History from the University of Glasgow (1997), an MA in Women’s History from the University of London (1998), and a PhD in convict history from the University of Sydney (2004). She has worked as a tutor, lecturer and academic research assistant. In 2014, Dr Gilchrist wrote a new syllabus course for the Department of History at Sydney entitled ‘Sin City? A History of Sydney’. It has proved surprisingly popular with students. She has published many articles for the Dictionary of Sydney and various academic publications. She has also written book reviews for the Pacific Historical Review and is a regular book reviewer for the Dictionary of Sydney’s blog. In 2015, she wrote a Walking Tour of Historic Randwick, available as an app, in association with the Dictionary of Sydney.
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