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#AustralianHistory19thCentury

those interested in tales of #MarvellousMelbourne might recognise the names of detective #JohnChristie, and #PentridgePrison in this blog post;
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A short chronicle of the sorrows of George Edwards: poet, playwright, prisoner
JUNE 20, 2025 by MELISSA JONE
State Library of Victoria

“George’s extraordinary papers from the 1870s somehow made their way from the walls of Pentridge Prison to a cardboard box found at Coburg tip in 1982. From there, the fragile letters went to a storage shed, before the twine holding the papers was eventually broken and A short chronicle of the sorrows of George Edwards was revealed. The library acquired the papers in 2009.”

https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/people-professions/a-short-chronicle-of-the-sorrows-of-george-edwards-poet-playwright-prisoner/