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.

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1900s to 1910s

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  5. ↑ "05 Apr 1850 – WIDE BAY. – Trove". Sydney Morning Herald. Trove.nla.gov.au. 5 April 1850. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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  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.
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  16. 1 2 "EXECUTION OF JACKY WHITTON AND GEE LEE". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. 10 March 1870. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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  19. ↑ Execution of Ross, Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, 24 November 1870, page 3.
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  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.
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  25. ↑ "THE ABORIGINES AT CORANDERRK". Age. 30 August 1876. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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  27. ↑ "An Execution". The Week (Brisbane, Qld. : 1876 - 1934). 14 June 1879. p. 11.
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  32. ↑ "COLONIAL AND INTERCOLONIAL". Western Champion. 26 May 1882. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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  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.
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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.
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  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.
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