List of people legally executed in Queensland

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This is a list of people executed in Queensland. It lists people who were executed by British (and from 1901, Australian) authorities within the modern-day boundaries of Queensland. For people executed in other parts of Australia, see the sidebar.

Contents

1830s to 1850s

1860s

1870s

1880s

Ellen Thompson, the only woman to be legally hanged in Queensland, 1887 Ellen Thompson, the only woman to be legally hanged in Queensland, 1887.jpg
Ellen Thompson, the only woman to be legally hanged in Queensland, 1887

1890s

1900s to 1910s

References

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  2. "01 Dec 1830 – Domestic Intelligence. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. "Inside Boggo Road: Hangings in Brisbane 1830–82". Boggoroadgaol.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. "08 Jul 1850 – Execution – Trove". Moreton Bay Courier. Trove.nla.gov.au. 8 July 1850. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  5. "05 Apr 1850 – WIDE BAY. – Trove". Sydney Morning Herald. Trove.nla.gov.au. 5 April 1850. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  6. "06 Jan 1852 – AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM. – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  7. "26 Aug 1854 – IPSWICH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. – Trove". Moreton Bay Courier. Trove.nla.gov.au. 26 August 1854. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  8. "06 Jan 1855 – DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. – Trove". Moreton Bay Courier. Trove.nla.gov.au. 6 January 1855. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Local Intelligence". The North Australian, Ipswich And General Advertiser . Queensland, Australia. 25 January 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 25 June 2020 via Trove.
  10. "18 Dec 1861 – EVENTS OF THE MONTH. – Trove". Nla.gov.au. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  11. "29 Aug 1914 – EXECUTION IN TOOWOOMBA. – Trove". Darling Downs Gazette. Trove.nla.gov.au. 29 August 1914. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  12. "THE EXECUTION OF GRIFFIN". Argus. 17 June 1868. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Execution of Palmer and Williams". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. 30 November 1869. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  14. "EXECUTION OF ARCHIBALD". Rockhampton Bulletin and Central Queensland Advertiser. 23 December 1869. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  15. 1 2 Execution of an Aboriginal and a Chinaman, Brisbane Courier, 21 March 1870, page 6.
  16. 1 2 "EXECUTION OF JACKY WHITTON AND GEE LEE". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. 10 March 1870. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  17. Execution of Prendergast, Brisbane Courier, 29 March 1870, page 2.
  18. The Execution of Brown at Toowoomba, Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, 10 September 1870, page 2.
  19. Execution of Ross, Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, 24 November 1870, page 3.
  20. Execution of "George," the Aboriginal, Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, 20 May 1871, page 2.
  21. "EXECUTION OF PATRICK COLLINS". Brisbane Courier. 30 May 1872. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  22. "EXECUTION OF COLLINS AT BRISBANE". Queanbeyan Age. 13 June 1872. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  23. "DRAYTON". Darling Downs Gazette and General Advertiser. 25 March 1874. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  24. The Northern Argus of the 20th instant, Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, 27 April 1875, page 2.
  25. "THE ABORIGINES AT CORANDERRK". Age. 30 August 1876. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  26. "EXECUTION OF TWO SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. 24 May 1877. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  27. "An Execution". The Week (Brisbane, Qld. : 1876 - 1934). 14 June 1879. p. 11.
  28. "The Convict Joseph Wells". Brisbane Courier. 15 March 1880. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  29. "EXECUTION". Telegraph. 16 August 1880. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  30. "EXECUTION". Telegraph. 16 August 1880. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  31. "EXECUTION". Telegraph. 12 December 1881. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  32. "COLONIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL". Western Champion. 26 May 1882. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  33. "THE TRIPLE EXECUTION". Brisbane Courier. 16 October 1883. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  34. "Three Men Hanged". Queensland Figaro. 20 October 1883. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  35. "Gordon's Execution". Week. 31 October 1885. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  36. 1 2 "EXECUTION AT THE GAOL". Brisbane Courier. 6 April 1886. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  37. "Tim Tie – Harry Gentle Resource Centre". harrygentle.griffith.edu.au. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  38. "Execution of Pickford". Queenslander. 4 June 1887. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  39. 1 2 "THE DOUBLE EXECUTION". Brisbane Courier. 14 June 1887. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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  41. "The Barry Murder". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. 7 June 1890. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  42. Electric Telegraph (26 April 1892). "Execution in Brisbane". The Daily Northern Argus . Brisbane. p. 5 via Trove.
  43. The Brisbane Courier, Tuesday, 27 September 1892
  44. The Brisbane Courier, Tuesday, 25 October 1892
  45. The Brisbane Courier Tuesday, 25 October 1892
  46. The Brisbane Courier, Tuesday, 24 October 1893
  47. "Execution in Brisbane Gaol". Warwick Argus . 29 May 1894. p. 2 via Trove.
  48. Electric Telegraph (20 May 1895). "Double Execution". The Daily Northern Argus . Brisbane. p. 3 via Trove.
  49. "Execution in the Brisbane Gaol". The Brisbane Courier . 23 July 1895. p. 2 via Trove.
  50. "Double Execution". The Brisbane Courier . 5 November 1895. p. 3 via Trove.
  51. The Age, 5 November 1895, p. 5
  52. The Brisbane Courier, 12 June 1900, p. 2.
  53. The Brisbane Courier, 14 May 1901, p. 2.
  54. The Brisbane Courier, 28 May 1901, p. 7.
  55. The Brisbane Courier, 1 October 1901, p. 7
  56. The Brisbane Courier, 4 December 1901, p 7.
  57. The Brisbane Courier, 13 January 1903, p. 6.
  58. The Brisbane Courier, 23 June 1903, p. 6.
  59. The Brisbane Courier, 18 April 1905, p. 2.
  60. The Brisbane Courier, 18 July 1905, p. 2.
  61. The Brisbane Courier, 15 May 1906, p. 6.
  62. Christopher Dawson, A Pit of Shame: Boggo Road's Executed Prisoners and South Brisbane Cemetery, pp. 73–4.
  63. The Brisbane Courier, 1 January 1907, p. 2.
  64. The Brisbane Courier, 17 December 1907, p. 6.
  65. "THE JUNDAH MURDER". Brisbane Courier. 20 April 1909. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  66. "Bismarck Executed". The Telegraph. Brisbane. 19 April 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  67. "Execution of Ross". The Week. Brisbane, Qld. 11 June 1909. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  68. "EXECUTION OF BRADSHAW. THE CARRON RIVER MURDERER". Brisbane Courier. 14 June 1910. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  69. "Alligator Creek Murder". Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette. 11 June 1912. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  70. "THE SAMFORD MURDER. AUSTIN EXECUTED". Brisbane Courier. 23 September 1913. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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