| Description |
x, 358 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
1. The crime -- 2. Statement -- 3. The shearer -- 4. Questioning -- 5. The police investigate -- 6. Arrest -- 7. Committal and trial -- 8. The judge's report -- 9. Appeals -- 10. The shearer fights back -- 11. The public solicitor investigates -- 12. The Royal Commission -- 13. The commissioner reports -- 14. Aftermath -- 15. Bad luck or bad law? |
| Summary |
An indictment of the prevalent prejudices of the day and a fascinating journey through 1940s Australian society, this exposition is quietly compelling. Itinerant rural worker Fred McDermott was tried and convicted of the murder of Harry Lavers in Grenfell, NSW in 1947. Ten years late his conviction was overturned |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Copyright ̜Tom Molomby 2004 |
| Subject |
McDermott, Frederick Lincoln
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Trials (Murder) -- Australia -- New South Wales.
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Judicial error -- Australia -- New South Wales.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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| ISBN |
0733314775 paperback |
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