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John Trevor Kelly
John Trevor Kelly (1914 - 24 August 1939) was an Australian convicted murderer. He had a history of criminal behaviour in the Lismore district from about 1935, mainly involving cheque fraud (often associated with alcohol consumption). In September 1937, Kelly was convicted of the abduction of a young girl and served a sentence of about a year in a prison farm. In early February 1939, he was working as a farmhand at 'Hillcrest' farm near Tenterfield, where he brutally murdered Marjorie Constance Sommerlad, the sister of the farm's owner. Kelly was executed for the crime at Long Bay Correctional Centre, Long Bay Penitentiary in August 1939. He was the last person to be judicially executed in the state of New South Wales. Biography Early years John Trevor Kelly was born in 1914 at Tenterfield, New South Wales, Tenterfield, a regional township in north-east New South Wales (close to the border with Queensland). He was the son and youngest child of Michael Kelly and Johanna ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenterfield, New South Wales
Tenterfield is a regional town in New South Wales, Australia. At the , Tenterfield had a population of 4,066. Tenterfield's proximity to many regional centres and its position on the route between Sydney and Brisbane led to its development as a centre for the promotion of the federation of Australia. The area of Tenterfield was named by German immigrant Sir Tye Cohn, who built Tenterfield station. Geography Tenterfield is located at the northern end of the New England region, at the intersection of the New England and Bruxner Highways. The town is the seat of the Tenterfield Shire. The closest nearby large town is Stanthorpe, Queensland, being 56 km north via the New England Highway. Tenterfield is three hours from Brisbane, Queensland (276 km), three hours from Byron Bay, New South Wales (205 km), two hours from Armidale, New South Wales (188 km) and eight hours from Sydney (663 km). The town is on the north-western stretch of the Northern Tablelands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
