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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial
• Sale Date:
  15 Jul 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  347
• Lot Description:
  A PROSTITUTE & MURDERER TRANSPORTED FOR LIFE: The convict record of Eliza McILVEENE
  A PROSTITUTE & MURDERER TRANSPORTED FOR LIFE: The convict record of Eliza McILVEENE, who (apparently) arrived in Van Diemen's Land aboard "Mexborough" in December 1841; transported for life, having had her death sentence for murdering a fellow prostitute, commuted. [NB: Her companion, Mary MOODY, also found guilty of murder and transported for life, listed as being on the same voyage as Eliza, of whom there is no published record.]McILVEENE had murdered Catherine Kearns (or Cairns) while beating her with the leg of a stool while both of them were drunk. The document records her being sentenced to 6 days of Solitary Confinement for being drunk (October 1842) and being granted her ticket-of-leave in August 1847. The granting of a ticket-of-leave only 6 years after her arrival suggests she must have settled down or had friends in high places!
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 750
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Collectables

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