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MISS PILE; HER DEATH & ITS AFTERMATH

On February 10, 2022   /   History   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Fraudulent wills, Gawler, James Pile, Jessie Pile, Maisie Smith, Oakland, Wills
MISS PILE; HER DEATH & ITS AFTERMATH

Miss Jessie Pile was the youngest daughter of wealthy South Australian pastoralist James Pile. James had built a ten room mansion at Gawler called Oaklands, and when the rest of her immediate family passed away Miss Pile lived on at the property alone. She became increasingly eccentric,

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