Joseph Burns (murderer)
Joseph Burns (c. 1806 – 17 June 1848) was a New Zealand murderer, born in Liverpool, England. He was the first European in New Zealand to be executed for a capital crime. He was hanged on 17 June 1848 at what later became Devonport, today a suburb of Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and .... The plaque on the spot of his hanging erroneously states that this was also the place of the murders, and that the crime occurred in 1848. References 1800s births 1848 deaths British emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand people convicted of murder People convicted of murder by New Zealand {{NewZealand-crime-bio-stub ...
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Devonport Execution Site
Devonport may refer to: * Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, England ** HMNB Devonport, naval base/dockyard ** Plymouth Devonport (UK Parliament constituency), parliamentary constituency formerly known as Devonport * Devonport, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland ** Devonport Naval Base, located in the same suburb * Devonport, Tasmania, a city in Tasmania ** Devonport City Council, the local government area that contains the city See also

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