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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Apr 05, 1938

Page

4

Masked bushranger bargains with captives for a doctor

Matthew Ruskin and his sister face a masked rider who offers mercy in exchange for answers. The gunman seeks a surgeon to save a wounded companion and declares the pair free to depart on horses, while admitting a bag of gold awaits the journalist who can prove his claim.

Matthew Blus Mast Lardley Lake Damnemoui Golden Valley Madar William Matthew Ruskin Silver River Times Sydney Sam Busin Laracy Black Bird

Babes in the Wood romance and highwayman clash

In a frontier tale, Matthew and Patricia react to a daring highwayman who aided them after a stagecoach raid. The pair, sharing romantic banter and admiration for the masked rider, vow to help friends in distress as they ride toward Golden Valley with Hell Fire Dick pursuing the outlaw.

Pat Mathew Matthew Iit Golden Valley Diggings Bur Patricia Hani” Laracy

Dramatic murder trial ends with mother of seven sentenced

Ruthin North Wales hearse courtroom drama as Caroline Williams is condemned to death for killing her husband William aged 68 with a carving knife on Christmas Day. Jury mercy plea declined as judge Atkinson reads the sentence amid a packed, shocked gallery. Mrs Williams, unable to read or write, listened as her relatives testified, insisting her innocence.

Ruthin North Wales Assige Atkinson Caroline Williams Llanwrat William

Christmas Day murder trial ends with guilty verdict

In a house without water or gas a man was stabbed in the neck on Christmas Day. Mrs Williams, accused of the murder, insisted she had not killed her husband. The jury returned a guilty verdict after a brief deliberation, as the court heard final defenses and remarks on witness testimony.

Laurie V. Newton Dawson Matthewson Uwey Hill Lily Floss Matshew Son Bright Shaw Mileslow Johns R. Sutton K.C C. Temple Morris Wiliams Milide Arhur Hill Lanwist Donald Connie Cotown Bay Morris Currie Justine Atkinson Willy

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