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THE KILLING OF LOUISA
by Janet Lee
University of Queensland Press, St Lucia Paperback: 272 pages Price: AUD$29.95
Reviewed by Michael E. Daniel
One of the more unusual criminal cases in Australian history is that of Louisa Collins, who in 1889 was the last woman hanged in New South Wales.
Louisa Collins has already been the subject of two academic studies published in recent years: Last Woman Hanged, by Caroline Overington (2014): and Black Widow, by Ca…

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