Local murders and crime

Jul 198 min read

The Ghosts of Gardiner’s Creek

Drownings, suicides and murders: Gardiner’s Creek holds many secrets.

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Oct 12, 202311 min read

The Tragedy of the ‘Chadstone Sniper’

The story of a how a kind, highly intelligent and well-loved young man became known as the 'Chadstone Sniper'.

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Mar 23, 202315 min read

Why is the Matthew Flinders Hotel a local institution?

How beer, AC/DC, violence and pokies created a local institution.

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Mar 11, 202311 min read

Ashburton and the Friday Night Fights

When I started this blog, I did not want to shy away from the darker history of Ashburton and the surrounding areas. From writing about...

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Nov 2, 202214 min read

The Ashburton Stigma

Few people want to go on record with their pre-conceived judgements and assumptions about Ashburton. Or for any other suburb for that...

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Sep 8, 202219 min read

The lasting tragedy of Valerie Dunn’s 1968 murder

Almost a year ago, I began documenting the 1965 murder of a young Jordanville woman called Maureen Ferrari by an Ashburton man. Since I...

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Aug 11, 202210 min read

A Murderer Calls on Glen Iris

On a cool Sunday morning on 8 August 1980, Bertha “Beth” Miller called out a farewell greeting to her housemate/brother-in-law Bill Ross....

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Nov 17, 202121 min read

The Murder of Maureen Ferrari

Every suburb has its dark underbelly. Ashburton is no exception. On 17 December 1965, Melbourne’s Sun newspaper ran a front page story on...

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