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Society Murders
The Society Murders is the name given to the 4 April 2002 familicide of husband and wife millionaire socialites Margaret Mary Wales-King, 69, and husband, Paul Aloysius King, 75, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, by Wales-King's 34-year-old son, Matthew Robert Wales. News media throughout Australia covered the crime and subsequent trial, which later became the subject of a book and a television film. Double murder On 4 April 2002, the victims, Margaret Wales-King and her second husband, Paul King, attended the Glen Iris home of Wales-King's youngest son Matthew Wales, a former hairdresser, and his Chilean-born wife Maritza Wales for dinner. That evening, Wales made, then drugged, their vegetable soup with crushed tablets stolen from his mother to make them drowsy. He then killed his mother and stepfather as they left the house by clubbing them to the back of the neck. After hiding the bodies in the front yard he then abandoned their car in Middle Park. After renting a trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Blake
Julia Blake (born 1936) is an English–born Australian actress. She is known for her small screen role as Nancy McCormack on the Australian drama series '' Prisoner'' (''Prisoner: Cell Block H''), for which she appeared during the final season in 1986. She appeared in two earlier roles in the series, as Evelyn Randall (1981) and Alice Dodds (1983). She won the 1989 AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries for '' Eden's Lost'', and the 1990 AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role opposite Max von Sydow in the film '' Father''. She also received AFI nominations for '' Travelling North'' (1987), ''Innocence'' (2000) and '' The Boys are Back'' (2009). Personal life Blake was born in Bristol, England, and studied drama at Bristol University , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marysville, Victoria
Marysville is a town, 34 kilometres north-east of Healesville and 41 kilometres south of Alexandra, in the Shire of Murrindindi in Victoria, Australia. The town, which previously had a population of over 500 people, was devastated by the Murrindindi Mill bushfire on 7 February 2009. On 19 February 2009 the official death toll was 45. Around 90% of the town's buildings were destroyed. Prior to the Black Saturday fire the population in 2006 was 519. At the 2011 Census, the population had reduced to 226, by the 2016 census it had risen to 394. History The city was established as a stopping point on the Yarra Track, the route to the Woods Point and Upper Goulburn goldfields, with a butcher's shop and store in existence by the time the town was surveyed in 1864. It prospered following the reconstruction of the Yarra Track as an all weather dray and coach road under engineer Clement Wilks in the 1870s. It was named after Mary Steavenson, the wife of Assistant Commissioner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s In Melbourne
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter '' samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the compli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder In Melbourne
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.") This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is killing committed in the absence of ''malice'',This is "malice" in a technical legal sense, not the more usual English sense denoting an emotional state. See malice (law). brought about by reasonable provocation, or diminished capacity. ''Involuntary'' manslaughter, where it is recognized, is a killing that lacks all but the most attenuated guilty intent, recklessness. Most societies consider murder to be an extremely serious crime, and thus that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Caulfield Grammar School People
This is a list of notable past students and staff of Caulfield Grammar School and/or Malvern Memorial Grammar School (amalgamated with Caulfield in 1961). Alumni of the school are known as "Caulfield Grammarians" and are supported by the Caulfield Grammarians' Association. ''N.B. Years of attendance in brackets.'' ''All persons listed were students, unless otherwise indicated.'' ''MMGS = Student of Malvern Memorial Grammar School.'' __NOTOC__ A * Charles Abbott (1951–56) – VFL footballer; polo player; Dux of School (1956). * Dean Anderson (1980–85) – Australian Football League (AFL) footballerCaulfield Grammarians Football Club (2005)CGS AFL Players. Retrieved 16 November 2005. *Allan Ashbolt (1935–37) – actor, theatre critic, ABC broadcaster, foreign correspondent and journalist * David Astbury (2007–08) – AFL footballer B * William Macmahon Ball AC (1916–17) – psychologist; diplomat; broadcaster * Ernest Judd Barnett (Staff 1888–1896) – Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Investigation Discovery
Investigation Discovery (stylized and branded on-air as ID since 2008) is an American multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. As of February 2015, approximately 86 million American households (74% of households with television) receive Investigation Discovery. History The channel launched in 1996 under the name Discovery Civilization Network: The World History and Geography Channel. It was one of four digital cable companion networks rolled out by Discovery Communications simultaneously in October 1996. Plans for the channel had surfaced in November 1994, when its working name was "Time Traveler". In April 2002, ''New York Times'' Television and Discovery Communications announced a joint venture to run the Discovery Civilization Channel. By then, it was available in 14 million households. The partnership aimed to complement the historical shows, with programming about current events and contemporary history. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind Mansion Walls
''Behind Mansion Walls'' is an American documentary television series on Investigation Discovery that debuted on June 6, 2011. The series, hosted by Christopher Mason, tells the stories of crime and investigation that are unveiled in wealthy families and relationships, with conspiracies, hidden accounts, false identities and secret affairs. It tells stories of murder and mystery on a grand scale. The victims and individuals involved in cases come from upscale levels of society, from oil tycoons to real estate moguls. Episodes Season 1 (2011) Season 2 (2012) Season 3 (2013) Further reading *''The Millionaire's Wife ''The Millionaire's Wife: The True Story of a Real Estate Tycoon, his Beautiful Young Mistress, and a Marriage that Ended in Murder'', by the author and journalist Cathy Scott, is a true crime account of the 1990 contract murder of George Kogan ...'', by Cathy Scott, a true crime book about Barbara Kogan and her husband's murder that is featured in the Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Norris (actor)
Terence Richard Norris (born 9 June 1930) is an Australian stage, television and film actor, and politician. As an actor, he has starred in TV shows such as '' Bellbird'' and ''Cop Shop'', and in films like ''Romulus, My Father'', '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' and '' Paper Planes''. He interrupted his show business career for 10 years with a stint serving in state politics, for the Labor Party with the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Early and personal life Norris was born in Melbourne to a boilermaker. He is married to the English-born Australian Julia Blake, and has 2 daughters Sarah and Jane Norris. Acting career Theatre He started his career in the 1950s and early 1960s when he worked as an actor in England, appearing in repertory theatre in Bradford, Huddersfield and York among other places, before returning to Australia in 1963. He has performed in numerous theatre roles and is also a playwright. Television He is possibly best known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Le Nevez
Matthew Le Nevez (born 10 January 1979) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Doctor Patrick Reid in the TV series '' Offspring'', Detective Brian Dutch in the Tasmanian Gothic sci-fi television show ''The Kettering Incident'' and Agent Cal Isaac in the thriller drama series '' Absentia''. Early life Le Nevez was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 1979 and attended The French-Australian Preschool, Telopea Park School and St Edmund's College, Canberra before being accepted into NIDA aged 17. He graduated in 1999. Career Le Nevez took a small role in Australian-made sci-fi series '' Farscape'', followed by a part in teen drama ''Head Start''. In 2002 he appeared in his first feature film, ''Garage Days,'' playing a drug-fuelled rock star. He then played Aaron Reynolds, accomplice to the notorious Brenden James Abbott, the Post Card Bandit, in the TV miniseries of the same name. In 2003 came a break-through role, that of rough-and-read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Dimitriades
Alex Dimitriades (born 28 December 1973) is an Australian actor and DJ. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Nick Polides in the 1993 romantic comedy film '' The Heartbreak Kid'', and Nick Poulos in the 1994 television teen drama spin-off ''Heartbreak High''. Early life Dimitriades was born in Sydney, as Alexandros Dimitriades. He is the son of first generation Greek immigrants and the youngest of three siblings. He has a brother, George, and a sister, Melinda. He grew up in Earlwood, a suburb of Sydney. His parents divorced when he was 12. His mother worked as a legal secretary, and she raised the children as a single mother. Career Film Dimitriades first attracted national attention for his co-starring role as Nick Polides in the 1993 Australian romantic comedy film '' The Heartbreak Kid'', for which he received positive reviews and acclaim. In 1998, he played the protagonist Ari in the Ana Kokkinos film '' Head On'', based on the book '' Loaded'' by Christos Tsiolkas. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgie Parker
Georgina Parker (born 16 December 1964) is an Australian television soap actress and has also appeared in film and theatre. She is a double Gold Logie winner, best known for her acting roles in Australian soap operas; as Lucy Gardiner (later Tyler) in ''A Country Practice''; as Theresa "Terri" Sullivan in '' All Saints''; and as Roo Stewart in ''Home and Away''. Parker is the second actress to play Roo Stewart. Personal life Parker was born in 1964. She grew up in the Sydney North Shore suburb of St Ives and attended St Ives North Public School in primary and attended Abbotsleigh School for Girls, in Sydney. Parker is the daughter of iconic Australian furniture designer Tony Parker of Parker Furniture. She has been married since December 1999 to Steve Worland, the screenwriter of the Fox Searchlight feature film ''Bootmen'' (2000). Worland is also an action-adventure novelist and wrote ''Velocity'' (2012) and ''Combustion'' (2013). They have a daughter, Holly, born in Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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