Error and Trial – wreckage and the tattletale crimson shirt
So what did happen to all the wreckage from the Walter Hood that was taken from the beach by local scavengers?
Respect renewed – locals honour the Walter Hood victims
By the 1920s, the original Walter Hood graves had gone through several bushfires, severely damaging the inscribed slabs, and the high tide mark was gradually encroaching on the site. A group of men led by James Murray of Conjola decided it was time to move the burials to a safer site with a new memorial cairn covering the graves.
Mutiny and Murder? – what really became of Captain Latto?
At the dedication of the Walter Hood memorial cairn near Wreck Bay in 1927, which took place 57 years after the wreck, an extraordinary thing happened. Robert E.F.Williams, one of the last survivors of the wreck, made a startling and disturbing allegation.
Walter Hood sources and historiography – what’s true and what’s not?
In compiling this historical account of the wrecking of the Walter Hood on 26 April 1870 to commemorate its 150th anniversary, I have referred to as much primary source material as possible.
The day the Milton Show exploded
In the late 1940s, Milton Shows were still fairly frugal affairs and offered little entertainment for small children. Children quite naturally created their own fun.