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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 28 words
  3. THE HORRIBLE HISTORY OF HANGING

    The die is cast now, for it would not be in keeping with its Ministerial dignity for the Executive Council to change its mind. So Bennie is to have ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,610 words
  4. Rennie’s Last Letter to His Wile

    Rennie (that is an assumed name) wrote this last letter to his wife on Sunday last, believing that he was to be hanged on the following morning. ...

    Article : 650 words
  5. On the Brink of Eternity

    In the condemned cell of the Fremantle Gaol Royston Rennie calmly awaits, the inevitable. He is prepared to take his gruel, he says, hat he is thinking hard about those he must ...

    Article : 556 words
  6. HIS MISTAKE.

    Until the week-end, Bennie was under the impression that his execution had been fixed for last Monday. On Saturday, when his wife was leaving ...

    Article : 358 words
  7. Dying Denial

    From this story of sidelights in the Rennie case, this conversation stands out:— On the Friday, as soon as his wife ...

    Article : 114 words
  8. The Troth Always.

    HAD “TRUTH” NOT A Public duty to perform this article would not hive been published. Pleasant things are much better ...

    Article : 84 words
  9. Grim Closure Applied.

    Very slightly, the “West Australian” slips when it states that . Royston Rennie’s “execution will take place on a Monday, in accordance with the invariable practice in cases of capital punishment.” The practice has not proved absolutely invariable. Doubtless to ...

    Article : 266 words
  10. History Repeats Itself

    Royston Rennie, the train assassin, says:— “I think I roust have a bit of a kink, and I’d like a scientist to examine my brain when the business is over.” A [?] figure in the long gallery of executed physician-poisoners, ...

    Article : 173 words
  11. News Index

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 47 words
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