MONEY SCAM

I know this is not strictly genealogy related, but just recently I decided to sell a couple of items and advertised on Gumtree. What a surprise.

Have a look at this address and read all about it, and no, I didn't get stung.

Constance MALLALIEU

BRISBANE POLICE COURT. A SAD CASE.

THURSDAY, JUNE 26.

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGTHER.—Emily Penfold, aged 10 years, was charged, on remand, with the manslaughter of Constance Mallalieu, a schoolmate, of about the same age. The case attracted some attention, and there was a large attendance of the public. Mr. Randal Macdonnell, Secretary and General Inspector to the Board of Education ; Mr. J. H. Scott, J.P. ; and Mr. C. Coxen, J.P., were present during part of the proceeding. Mr. Inspector Lewis prosecuted ; and Mr. Quinn, instructed by Mr. Bunton, defended.
Emily Creed, a domestic servant in the employ of Madame Mallalieu, residing in Adelaide-street, deposed: Madame Mallalieu had a daughter, named Constance, aged 10 years, who was alive on Thursday, the 19th instant ; about 2 o'clook that afternoon, I saw her going across to the Normal School, which she attended, and she was then in good health; on her return home, at a quarter-past 4, she had one hand on her head and the other on her side, and complained of great pain; she said she had been thrown down by some one [Witness was not allowed to mention the name] and kicked in the left side ; shortly afterwards she was put to bed, and Dr. Hobbs was called in at 11 o'clock the same night; she continued ill until Saturday at five minutes before 12 o'clock (noon), when she died.—By Mr. Quinn: Her mother gave her some chlorodyne when she came home ill, and the dose was repeated either that night or the following morning.—Miss Ellen O'Flynn, a teacher in the Normal school, produced the roll-book of her class, which showed that the prisoner attended school in the afternoon in question; witness did not remember the circumstance, but was sure, from her own marking off in the book, that the prisoner was present; there were sixteen or seventeen girls in the class.—Florence Adelaide Wilson, a little girl, said she was in Miss Fletcher's class ; after leaving school on the afternoon named, she saw, not far from Madame Mallalieu's residence in Adrlaide-street, two girls turning a rope, while Constanoe (the deceased) and the prisoner were skipping ; she then saw the prisoner hit "Conny" on the shoulder, and "Conny" fell down ; and while ahe was down, the prisoner kicked her twice in the side ; she (deceased) then went home, and had " both her hands up to her eyes." A long cross examination followed, in which it was elicited that both the prisoner and the deceased had been skipping in the early part of the day, and had fallen. —Dr. Hobbs then deposed: On the 19th instant, about 10 at night I was called to see the deceased ; she told me she was suffering great pain in the left side ; her breathing was very short, and seemed to distress her very much; I examined her, and found that she was suffering from inflammation of the pleura ; I asked what bad caused it, and she told me she had been knocked down by a girl at the school, and kicked in the ribs ; that would account for the state in which I found her; she remained under my care till she died, on Saturday about 12 o'clock (noon) ; I made a post-mortem examination of the body in the afternoon of the same day ; on opening the chest, I found the pleural cavity on the left side full of water, the lung on that side being pushed upwards and backwards towards the spine ; the heart also was pushed out of its place, a little to the right side, by the water ; on the lining membrane of the ribs on the left side I found a large patch of plastic matter of a gelatinous consistency about the size of the palm of a man's hand, corresponding to the situation of the sixth, seventh, and eighth ribs; the effusion of water and the plastic matter described were produced by the inflammation of the pleura, from which she died. Witness was subjected to a long cross-examination.—Elizabeth Ford, a little girl, who also attended the Normal School, stated that she saw the prisoner hit "Conny" on the back with her hand, but saw nothing more.—On the application of Mr. Inspector Lewis, the further hearing of the case was adjourned until the following day, for the attendance of a witness. The prisoner was again brought before the Court, yesterday, and committed for trial before the Supreme Court, on July 1.

To view the original article - BRISBANE POLICE COURT. A SAD CASE. (1873, June 28). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), p. 2.

Jessie Madge DRISCOLL

GIRL'S DEATH.

PEA RIFLE ACCIDENT. 

CHARTERS TOWERS. September 26.

Peggy Driscoll (aged 9 years), lost her life at Ravenswood yesterday as the result of a pea rifle accident. A bullet entered her hand, passing through the fleshy portion between the thumb and the forefinger, and then struck her over the right eyebrow. The accident occurred at 1 o'clock, and the girl died last night while being conveyed by Ambulance to Charters Towers.

GIRL'S DEATH. (1927, September 27). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 20. from Trove newspaper

Her parent's name were Maurice Sidney DRISCOLL and Jessie (nee CAIN).


Dianne CROOKS may have more information about Peggy and would be interested in hearing from anyone who is researching this family.

HUDSON, Rita Mary

HUDSON, The Courier Mail - 29 July 2009
HUDSON, Rita Mary. Passed away peacefully. 27th July, 2009 Aged 79 Years, Beloved Wife of Alan (decd), cherished Partner of Mel Boston, loving Mother and Mother-in-law of Julie and Jeff, Richard and Dorothy and Brett, Grandmother of Alanah and Stephanie. Family and Friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Ritas Life, to be held in East Chapel, Mt Thompson Crematorium, Nursery Road, Holland Park, on Friday, 31st July, 2009, commencing at 2.30 p.m. Chelmer.

Bridget KENNEDY

A girl named Bridget KENNEDY, aged 15 years, committed suicide at Lithgow last evening by hanging herself in the fowl-house. The girl had had an altercation with her mother.

From the 'Northern Miner' (Charters Towers) Saturday 5 April, 1884

Obituary - Tamar CASWELL

Mrs. E. E. Caswell  

The death occurred on June 18, at her residence, Coburn, Wonglepong, of one of the oldest pioneers of the Logan district, Mrs. Tamar Caswell, relict of the late Mr. E. E. Caswell. Mrs. Caswell, who was in her 87th year, was born in Lincolnshire, England, and came to Queensland in the sailing ship Agricola in 1853. She had very vivid recollections of the early pioneering days, when the blacks were numerous and troublesome; also of the disastrous flood in 1864, when she and her parents lost all their belongings in the deluge. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs.  Caswell made their home at Woodhill, near Beaudesert, where they resided for many years, and reared a family of twelve children, all of whom are living, with the exception of one son. There are also 27 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Caswell resided at Coburn, Wonglepong for over 40 years, and was predeceased by her husband nearly six years ago.   Her favourite hobby was crochet work, specimens of which are greatly admired and prized by her family and friends.

Her parents were listed as Peel WRIGHT and Mary Ann CHAPMAN.

 Obituary. (1935, June 22). The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 17. Retrieved November 7, 2011, from TROVE 

ANOTHER OLD COLONIST GONE

One by one the old pioneers who have   helped to make Queensland history, and have seen the colony grow from its small beginning into the important position it now holds among the Australian colonies, are passing away. Another of them has just been claimed by death in the person of Mr. William Melton, who had attained the ripe old age of 80 years. He made his first acquaintance with Brisbane forty-seven years ago, having arrived in the barque Agrícola  in 1853. He at once settled down in South Brisbane, and has resided there ever since. In the earlier years he was employed with the late Captain T. Winship in assisting to build some of the first steamers which plied on the Brisbane River. Mr. Melton was a native of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk. He has left behind him the aged helpmate of his life and a family of three sons and eight daughters and many grandchildren to mourn their loss.

 ANOTHER OLD COLONIST GONE. (1900, September 4). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 3. Retrieved November 7, 2011, from TROVE