The Brisbane River – Moreton Bay and More

The Prendergast Confession.

This is the published confession of William Prendergast, referred to in the previous blog post. “When I first saw Hartnett, he was between Mrs. McMann’s house and mine. I went on towards him and he was coming towards my house, I looked out at the upper side of the house towards Brunswick Street, to seeContinue reading “The Prendergast Confession.”

The New Farm Murder. January 3, 1870.

A quiet, early morning row down the river by two men intending to go to New Farm and look for lost keys was shockingly interrupted by the sighting of a dead body on the riverbank. They notified the ferryman, who called in the Kangaroo Point police. A young man was lying dead on the rocksContinue reading “The New Farm Murder. January 3, 1870.”