Professor Addison died in NSW in May 1928. He bequeathed his estate to a Nurse Kerr and Ethel Celia Curtis but there was drama in the equity court surrounding his will in August 1929.

I did a presentation with the Echuca Moama Family Historygroup recently, and I had a request to look into the story of Abraham Flower and his family

*Warning – this episode contains themes that may be distressing for some*

William Frederick Ogilvie was only 48 when he died due tosuicide in 1920. His estate was worth 50,000 pounds and was described as a wealth squatter.

In 1916, it was reported that two brothers, Jack and Hughie Mehegan had met after being estranged, while both were stationed in England in WW2. This is their story.

Vernon Esson, also known as Bernard Scarrett Esson, Verne Esson or Scarlett Vernon Esson, was charged and jailed for imposition from Western Australia across to New South Wales and in South Australia in the early 1900s.

Alister Jenner Clark was convicted and jailed for poisoning his wife in 1928. He was jailed for life but was released in 1952.

Alister Jenner Clark was convicted and jailed for poisoning his wife in 1928. He was jailed for life but was released in 1952.

William Hayes featured in a series of mugshots in the SA archives in the 1930s – this is his story.

The Waugh family were born in Scotland and emigrated, becoming prominent pastoralists in NSW in the late 1800s.

*Warning – this episode contains sensitive themes that maybe distressing for some*

Hannah Olive Patience Commons, known as Ollie, was born in 1893 in Bute, South Australia. Hannah was arrestedfor murder in 1926, accused of killing her lover’s fiancéwith strychnine.