A Mother’s Madness: The Tragic Balmain Filicide Case of 1894. By Elliot Lindsay Preface In August and September 2026, the world has watched as the controversial trial of Lindsay Clancy has played out in Massachusetts, United States. In January 2023, Clancy killed her three young children, each under the age of five. Her defence did…
An Old Headstone The Devonshire Street Cemetery, established along an ancient sandhill on the outskirts of old Sydney, became a forgotten relic as the city expanded around it. By 1901, it had become a decrepit anachronism from the colonial past, surrounded by the urban sprawl. That year, the government announced a bold plan to exhume…
The note was pinned to the door of Henry Trevascus’ office at No 1. Glebe [Point] Road was written in shaky letters on a plain white business envelope. It read “Back on Friday Gone to Goulburn leave all letters at the shop.” The note has been stuck to the door since Tuesday 31st of October,…