Maitland Executions by Hanging - Part 3 - William Hayes and Benjamin Cott
Sep 16, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 17
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William Hayes was indicted for the willful murder of Benjamin Cott, at Dagworth, on the 13th November, 1850, by beating and wounding him with a certain blunt instrument, whereof the said Benjamin Cott instantly died. William Hayes was hanged at Maitland Gaol on the 25th April 1851.... but there is more to this story.
References:Trove newspapers - https://trove.nla.gov.au
Poverty, inequality, and food riots in Limerick City in the 1830s.https://www.theirishstory.com/2016/02/23/the-1830-limerick-food-riots/#.X2G8nj_ivZY
Lone Harvest, Long Note 3, Old Timey - By Kevin McLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Email: marleneduncan@live.com
Facebook Group - Morpeth Moments
References:Trove newspapers - https://trove.nla.gov.au
Poverty, inequality, and food riots in Limerick City in the 1830s.https://www.theirishstory.com/2016/02/23/the-1830-limerick-food-riots/#.X2G8nj_ivZY
Lone Harvest, Long Note 3, Old Timey - By Kevin McLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Soundbible.com - free sound effects. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Email: marleneduncan@live.com
Facebook Group - Morpeth Moments
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