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Maitland Gaol Hangings - Episode VII - Daniel Gardiner


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On the 8th August 1853, a most cruel and outrageous murder was committed by a man named Daniel Gardiner, at the Rocky River, on the body of his wife, Catherine Gardiner nee Winkworth. The report was brought forward shortly after the occurrence, where a young child witnessed the dreadful tragedy. Daniel Gardiner alias Thomas Gardiner, on Tuesday the 4th April 1854, was executed at Maitland Gaol for his crime.
References:Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au
Lone Harvest & Heartbreaking: By Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/3.0/
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