EPISODE 1

Morpeth Introducton

Send us a textThis podcast will feature stories about murder, unfortunate tragedies and other events of interest - all involving people that were in some way connected to the town of Morpeth, NSW. These moments occurred in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The stories will also cover an area of 200 miles (about 320 km's) radiating from the centre of Morpeth - as convicts, soldiers and settlers made this area their home, stayed for a while to find their niche or moved on to seek their fortune...

8 min

EPISODE 2

Tricklebank and Morton

Send us a textIn 1892, George Morton, aged 19 years, was charged with murdering his step-father Edwin Tricklebank at Morpeth on 10th October at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney - before his Honour Judge Murray and a jury.Trove: https//trove.nla.gov.auMusic: Lone Harvest, Folk Round & Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/3.0/

35 min

EPISODE 3

Henry Bishop Butler (Part 1)

Send us a textThis episode tells the story about Henry Bishop Butler and his son Oswald, who were committed for trial at the Circuit Court Maitland for the murder of Cecelia Butler, on 11th July 1865. Henry Bishop Butler held the licence for the Morpeth Hotel along with John Anlaby, for a short while in 1836.Trove: https//trove.nla.gov.auLone Harvest & Folk Round by Kevin Macleod: YouTube audio Library - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.or...

43 min

EPISODE 4

Henry Bishop Butler (Part 2)

Send us a textThis is the second part of the story of Henry Bishop Butler and his son Oswald Henry, who were committed for trial at the Circuit Court Maitland for the murder of Cecilia Butler, on 11July 1865. Henry Bishop Butler and John Anlaby, held the licence for a short while, for Morpeth Hotel in 1836.Trove: https//trove.nla.gov.auLone Harvest & Darkest Child by Kevin McLeod: YouTube Audio Library - Licenced under Creative Commons By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/license...

33 min

EPISODE 5

Pettit and Grimley

Send us a textThis story is a tragic one, involving two very respectable families, where the patriarchs worked hard to provide for a better life and lay the foundations for their descendants to prosper and be happy.It involves Alfred Johnson Pettit's and Arthur Grimley's family history, and the murder of Annie Pettit and suicide of Charles Grimley at Morpeth, NSW in 1882. References:Trove newspapers - https://trove.nla.gov.auMusic:Lone Harvest - by Kevin Macleod. Licensed under Creative Commo...

41 min

EPISODE 6

Clarke and Wilson

Send us a textHenry Wilson was indicted, for that he did on 9th April 1863, at Warland's Range, feloniously and willfully kill and murder one Peter Clarke. Wilson had begun his bush-ranging career. Who was he? He was hung at Maitland goal for his crime.Trove online newspapers: https://trove.nla.gov.auLone Harvest & Long Road Ahead: By Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0YouTube Audio Librarymarleneduncan@liv...

45 min

EPISODE 7

John Tawell

Send us a textJohn Tawell was a successful and enterprising man. At the age of 61, Tawell and his second wife Sarah Cutworth, both took part in a superficial 'Quaker lifestyle', in which they were often seen a around the area where they lived at Berkamsted, wearing Quaker clothes and conversing in the Quaker way. Tawell believed himself to be so honourable, he thought himself above the law. But of course he was not above the law. He was convinced that his prior status as a Quaker, possibly sa...

36 min

EPISODE 8

The Bamboo Gully Ghost

Send us a textSituated about midway between Maitland and Singleton (not to be too precise as to locality), on the Main Northern Road, Bamboo Gully opens its gloomy mouth to the traveller's view - black and dismal blotch on the surrounding land, and a spot that is shunned even in the broad light of day by those who know, from local tradition, the horrors that haunt its gloomy shades. Back on Christmas Eve in the year 1846, a group of three men is gathered round a vehicle which lies on its side...

41 min

Morpeth Moments

Morpeth Introducton

Tricklebank and Morton

Henry Bishop Butler (Part 1)

Henry Bishop Butler (Part 2)

Pettit and Grimley

Clarke and Wilson

John Tawell

The Bamboo Gully Ghost

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Morpeth Moments

Season 1

Morpeth Introducton

Tricklebank and Morton

Henry Bishop Butler (Part 1)

Henry Bishop Butler (Part 2)

Pettit and Grimley

Clarke and Wilson

John Tawell

The Bamboo Gully Ghost

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