William Moore - a hanging in High Street

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I have been doing a series about the 16 hangings that occurred at Maitland Gaol from 1843 to 1897. But there was an execution by hanging before the Goal was built and took place in the main street of Maitland in February 1838. 

References
Trove newspaper: - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/

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Poverty and Prosperity - https://www.maitland.nsw.gov.au/document/poverty-prosperity-education-resource
Book: Exiled - The Port Arthur Convict Photographs - https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kFO-IsXQnp0C&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=william+moore+aurora+guernsey+1833&source=bl&ots=8heej-Npc9&sig=ACfU3U1qsTaURxHzs8Y2r4kwPFdT1FFRUw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwip4oDJt7vyAhWNILcAHRMICc4Q6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=william%20moore%20aurora%20guernsey%201833&f=false