Collection or topic
murder
In this collection
3 records and collections
Collection item
Dr. Samuel Peacock His Conviction and Acquittal of Murder in East Melbourne
Presentation by Malcolm Howell to the East Melbourne Historical Society about Dr. Samuel Peacock and the alleged murder of Mary Davies as a result of an illegal abortion.
Place
East Melbourne, Vale Street 024
A two storey rendered terrace with austere rendered embellishments and two storey balustraded colonnaded parapet over. The fence and verandah tiles are intact as is the fine leadlight over the entry. [East Melbourne and Jolimont Conservation Study 1983]
Collection item
Historical murder mystery unearthed
Newspaper article by Carolyn Webb about the discovery by staff at the National Trust of Victoria that a murder had taken place at Tasma Terrace, where the National Trust has its headquarters. In 1890 Edith Jubb, manager of the house when it was a lodging house, was shot dead. It...