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Roebourne Bank Murders

Roebourne Bank Murders

The 1885 murders of William Anketell and Henry Burrup at the Union Bank Roebourne and the ensuing investigation and controversy.

  • Home
  • Summary of Events
  • Witness accounts of murder scene
    • by F.C. Broadhurst
    • by W.M. Thomas
  • Police File
  • Depositions
  • The murder trial
  • Newspaper Articles
    • The West Australian
    • The Fremantle Herald
    • The Argus
    • The Enquirer
    • The Eastern Districts Chronicle
  • Motive and musings
    • Prejudice and rumours
    • The Motive
    • The psychology behind the murders
    • My Musings
    • Who did it?
  • Roebourne in 1885
  • Roebourne maps and photos
    • Western Australia
    • 1885 Roebourne Town Map
    • Early Maps of Roebourne Townsite
    • Roebourne and Surrounding Country
    • Early photos of Roebourne
  • Biographies
    • Thomas Anketell
    • Henry Thomas Wood Burrup
    • Frederick Bevan
    • Charles Warburton
    • James Lithgow
    • The Pontt Brothers – William and Augustus
    • Caroline Platt
  • Memoir Extracts
  • Can you help with these names?
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements

Police file – George Stevens – 11th October 1890

Police file – George Stevens – 11th October 1890

Private and Confidential

Bunbury 11th Oct

Major Phillips, Perth

Dear Sir,

Some weeks ago Mr G.J.M. Stevens called on me and stated that he was going to Roebourne on the Detective service, at same time produced a document signed by you to that effect – and that he wanted to remit money to his wife and to ensure secrecy asked me if he might send it to me to be handed to her as she might require, to this I agreed.

For reasons which I will give if you wish, I shall be glad if you will be kind enough to inform me if Mr Stevens is still in the employ, and in receipt of pay from the Police Department.

I have kept this matter [?] found secret, and will do so as long as required.

Yours faithfully

Thomas Hayward.

***************

Electric Telegraph Western Australia
Time 9.41
The following telegram received here from Roebourne.
Date 11 Oct 90

To J. Denny[?] Mgr Union Bank

Please wire forty pounds today important.

G.J.M. Stevens
9.10

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