Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Trove Tuesday - Toronto Honeymoon

 There are many sensational headlines on Trove about a Toronto honeymoon in 1925 that went wrong for Mona Beacher (pictured below). 

You can read some of the many articles by following the links under each of the following images.


1925 'HOUSE OF DEATH', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 23 May, p. 8. , viewed 22 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163343015

1925 'THE MURDER OF MONA BEACHER WHILE ON HER HONEYMOON', Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), 4 June, p. 1. , viewed 22 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113915492


1925 'TORONTO TRAGEDY', Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), 30 June, p. 5. , viewed 22 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93493466

1936 'Honeymoon Murderer Goes Mad In Gaol', Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), 26 January, p. 13. , viewed 22 Sep 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article169589487

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  1. Leon22 September 2020 at 17:20

    perhaps not the first murder. Could "paris green" be mistaken for food ? It seems to be carefully fed to the child was eating a normal meal.
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142189879/15187436?fbclid=IwAR2cFsdoPKd4Vcn0UPcXK4agigcRmHjyzPdS26509PuAJWdX0V3Kj5LERC4

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