Old Sins Cast Long Shadows…… Fourth and final part of the Blue Mountains murder story. In 1927 Sydney born William Higgs (26) and his brother Hubert (30) stood trial over the murder of a wealthy grazier, Ronald Leslie, found in his abandoned car at Blaxland in the Blue
Read more →FOR PART ONE OF THIS STORY, CLICK HERE. When the Methodist minister’s young wife died unexpectedly at Omeo on January 3rd 1928, shock was quickly followed by disquiet. Locals reflected on (and gossiped about) the Rev. Griggs’ ‘friendship’ with Lotti Condon, the pretty young daughter of a wealthy grazier.
Read more →In the early 1900s, life for Albert and Annie White of rural Railton in northern Tasmania revolved around their local Methodist church. Their children regularly sang and recited at church functions. The eldest daughter, Ethel, became a teacher, posted to various small country schools in the area. She was much
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