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Port Augusta Dispatch Newcastle And Flinders Chronicle in Port Augusta, South Australia

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Port Augusta Dispatch Newcastle And Flinders Chronicle

Location

Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia

Date

Dec 18, 1908

Page

8

A Legend of Campbelltown From Fisher to Worrell

Frederick Fisher, a ticket of leave holder in Campbelltown, vanishes after an evening with neighbors. Suspicion falls on George Worrell, his overseer and business partner, as forgery, deception, and a planned prosecution emerge. A body is found in a creek, leading to murder charges, a trial, and the execution of Worrell for Fosnibal crime.

Campbelltown Sydney Commissariat Department Thomas Reddall Frederick Fisher Hoe George Worrell Fisher Old Country Worrell To ‘Io Daniel Cooper Cooper and Levey Daniel Lancashire Coddington Worrvll Cooper Codlington Hammond Hoth Dog and Duck Inn Brickheld Per Quessree James Norton Jim Proniis Norton Wisher Fia England Siammond Peder Pian Mesa Alex. M'Leay Colonial Secretary's Office Wakis Wes Bish Ieal Westress Newland Roche Farley Gilbert Howe Sur Hill Liverolco Ed Hammond Reddall Lady St. Vincent Hare Norton Readil Captain Rossi William Howe Roasi Colonial Secretary's Bridge-street Alexander M‘leay Rosai M‘leay Bydney Tonia Poste Havinggin Geor Burke Oanes Exn Gibart Supreme Court Forbes Pri Oneral Moore Rowe Boon George Street Illiam Cowper Church of England Fiacher Kapland Rusden Court of Justice Addy Hatever

Ghost upon the hill and the Farley case in early Australian lore

The article traces the Spesrition of a murder tale in New South Wales folklore. It follows original and later retellings from Martin in 1835 to Lang in 1839 and Rusden in 1883, noting how Farley’s vision anchored the investigation and the narrative’s persistence despite skepticism.

Montgomery Martin London Parramatta Gilbert New South Wales Great Western Road England S Pond Martin John Lang Botany Bay

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