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Murder and Morning Tea

A MHS AUTHOR PRESENTATION

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Join Keith Leydon and hear from the author the details of the original double murder at Wonnangatta over morning tea


The Wonnangatta murders occurred in late 1917 and 1918, in the remote Wonnangatta Valley, east of Mansfield. The victims were Jim Barclay, the manager of Wonnangatta Station, and John Bamford, a cook and general hand. Barclay was a well-respected and much-liked bushman, while Bamford was regarded with suspicion, and was known to be easily roused into violent tempers. The case has never been solved, although we will be exploring a number of possibilities.