List of people legally executed in Western Australia
This is a list of people executed in Western Australia. It lists people who were executed by Dutch East India Company (VOC), British and, from 1901, Australian authorities within the modern-day boundaries of Western Australia. For people executed in other parts of Australia, see the sidebar.
People legally executed in Australia by jurisdiction |
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New South Wales • Norfolk Island • Northern Territory • Queensland • South Australia • Tasmania • Victoria • Western Australia See also: Capital punishment in Australia |
Uniquely among Australian states, Western Australia is the site of several executions carried out by Europeans besides the British, namely the VOC. On 2 October 1629, seven crew members of the VOC ship Batavia were hanged on Long Island in the Houtman Abrolhos for mutiny and the subsequent massacre of 125 passengers and crew.[1]
Long Island, Houtman Abrolhos
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The hangings of the Batavia mutineers in 1629, the first Europeans to be executed in Australia
- Jeronimus Corneliszoon - 2 October 1629 - Hanged as party to the murder of 125 men, women and children[2]
- Lenert Michielsz - 2 October 1629 - Hanged as party to the murder of 125 men, women and children[2]
- Mattys Beijr - 2 October 1629 - Hanged as party to the murder of 125 men, women and children[2]
- Jan Hendricx - 2 October 1629 - Hanged as party to the murder of 125 men, women and children[2]
- Allert Janssen - 2 October 1629 - Hanged as party to the murder of 125 men, women and children[2]
- Rutger Fredericxsz - 2 October 1629 - Hanged as party to the murder of 125 men, women and children[2]
- Andries Jonas - 2 October 1629 - Hanged as party to the murder of 125 men, women and children[2]
Perth
- Mendik – 14 October 1841 – Hanged at the site of the crime for the murder of twelve-year-old John Burtenshaw on the Canning River at Maddington on 16 July 1839[3][4]
- Buckas (a lascar) – January 1845 – Hanged at Perth for rape of a child under ten years of age[5]
- Kanyin – 12 April 1850 – Hanged at Redcliffe for the murder of Yadupwert at York. This was the first public execution in Western Australia for inter se murder[6]
- Edward Bishop - 12 October 1854 - Hanged at South Perth for the murder of Ah Chong, a chinaman, at York. Protested his innocence to the end. Three years later William Voss confessed to the crime. Voss was hanged in 1862 at Perth Gaol for the murder of his wife[7][8]
Perth Gaol
People hanged (unless other means of execution is stated) at the Perth Gaol:
1830s to 1850s
- Midgegooroo – 22 May 1833 – Executed at the Perth Gaol by firing squad on a death warrant issued summarily by Lieutenant Governor Frederick Irwin, for the murders of Thomas and John Velvick at Bull's Creek on 31 March 1833[9]
- Bridget Hurford – 15 October 1855 – for the murder of her husband John Hurford at Vasse[10]
- William Dodd – 15 October 1855 – for the murder of John Hurford at Vasse[10]
- George Williams – 15 October 1855 – for wounding Warder James McEvoy with a shovel at the Convict Establishment on 26 September 1855[10]
- John Scott – 14 January 1856 – for the murder of William Longmate at Vasse[11][12]
- Daniel Lewis (Convict # 2972)- January 1857 - for the rape of Ellen Horton at Woorooloo[13]
- John Lloyd – 29 October 1857 – for wounding with intent to kill John Brown at Port Gregory in June 1857[14]
- Richard Bibbey – 17 October 1859 – for the murder of Billamarra at Upper Irwin in March 1859. First European executed for murder of an aboriginal in Western Australia[15]
1860s
- Thomas Airey - 13 October 1860 - for the rape of five-year-old Lydia Farmer at Perth in July. Had been granted ticket-of-leave 4 June 1860.[16][17]
- John Caldwell - 13 October 1860 - for rape and murder of an aboriginal girl at Champion Bay. A ticket-of-leave man.[18][17]
- Thomas Clancy – 10 January 1861 – for the rape of seven-year-old Ellen Jane White at Bunbury[19][20]
- Joseph McDonald – 10 January 1861 – for rape at Toodyay[20][21]
- Robert Thomas Palin – 6 July 1861 – for robbery with violence of Susan Harding at Fremantle[22]
- William Voss – 9 January 1862 – for the murder of his wife Mary Moir at York on 11 November 1861[23]
- Kewacan (Larry) – 24 January 1862 – for the murder of Charles Storey at Jacup on 23 July 1861[24][25]
- Long Jimmy – 24 January 1862 – for the murder of Charles Storey at Jacup on 23 July 1861[24][25]
- Narreen – 10 April 1862 – for the murder of an Indigenous girl called Nelly at Victoria Plains[24][26]
- Eenue – 10 April 1862 – for the murder of an Indigenous girl called Nelly at Victoria Plains[24][26]
- Finger – 10 April 1862 – for the murder of Charles Storey at Jacup on 23 July 1861[24][26]
- Thomas Pedder – 21 March 1863 – for the murder of Thomas Sweeny, a shepherd, at Irwin River on 1 December 1862[27][28]
- John Thomas – 8 September 1863 – for the murder of Duncan Urquhart at Peninsula Farm on 6 June 1863[29][30]
- Joseph White – 21 October 1863 – for rape of 13 yo Jane Rhodes, at Greenough on 18 August 1863[24][31]
- Teelup – 21 October 1863 – for the murder of Charles Storey at Jacup on 23 July 1861[24][25]
- Narrigalt – 18 July 1865 – for the murder of Martha Farling, a 31/2 year-old 'half-caste' girl, near York on 26 May 1865[32]
- Youndalt – 18 July 1865 – for the murder of Martha Farling, a 31/2 yo 'half-caste' girl, near York on 26 May 1865[32]
- Nandingbert – 18 July 1865 – for the murder of Quatcull near Albany on 14 May 1865[32]
- Yardalgene (also called Jackey Howson) – 18 July 1865 – for the murder of Quatcull near Albany on 14 May 1865[32]
- Daniel Duffy - 11 January 1866 - an escaped convict, hanged for the murder of Edward Johnson on 5 November 1865 at Northam[33]
- Matthew Brooks - 11 January 1866 - an escaped convict, hanged for the murder of Edward Johnson on 5 November 1865 at Northam[33]
- Bernard Wootton (also called MacNulty) - 8 October 1867 - an escaped convict, hanged for the attempted murder of Police Sgt. John Moye after his recapture at Murramine, near Beverley. Hanged at Perth Gaol.[34]
1870s
- James Fanning – 14 April 1871 – for the rape of thirteen-year-old Mary Dawes on the Albany Road on 24 November 1870. The first private execution and the last execution for rape in the colony[35][36]
- Margaret Cody – 15 July 1871 – for the murder of James Holditch, at North Fremantle on 4 March 1871[37]
- William Davis – 15 July 1871 – for the murder of James Holditch, at North Fremantle on 4 March 1871[37]
- Briley (Briarly) – 13 October 1871 – for the murder of Charley (Wickin) at Albany[38]
- Noorbung – 13 October 1871 – for the murder of Margaret Mary McGowan at Boyanup on 30 June 1871[39]
- Charcoal (Mullandaridgee) – 15 February 1872 – for the murder of Samuel Wells Lazenby at Port Walcott on 7 August 1871[40][41]
- Tommy (Mullandee) – 15 February 1872 – for the murder of Samuel Wells Lazenby at Port Walcott on 7 August 1871[40][41]
- Yarradeee – 16 October 1873 – for the murder and cannibalism of three-year-old Edward William Dunn at Yanganooka, Port Gregory on 5 October 1865[42]
- Muregelly – 16 October 1873 – for the murder and cannibalism of three-year-old Edward William Dunn at Yanganooka, Port Gregory on 5 October 1865[42]
- Robert Goswell – 13 January 1874 – for murder of Mary Anne Lloyd at Stapelford, Beverley on 1 December 1873[43]
- John Gill – 4 April 1874 – hanged for the murder of William Foster at Narrogin on 13 February 1874[44]
- Bobbinett – 22 April 1875 – for the murder of Police Lance-Corporal William Archibald Armstrong near Kojonup on 14 January 1875[45][46]
- Wanaba (or Wallaby) – 22 April 1875 – for the murder of Tommy Howell (or Moul), a police native assistant, near Yalgoo on 10 July 1874[47]
- Wandagary – 22 April 1875 – for the murder of Tommy Howell (or Moul), a police native assistant, near Yalgoo on 10 July 1874[47]
- Kenneth Brown – 10 June 1876 – for the murder of his wife Mary Ann on 3 January 1876 at Geraldton[48]
- Yarndu – 16 October 1876[49]
- Chilagorah – 29 April 1879 – for the murder of Pintagorah at Cossack on 31 January 1879
1880s
- Ah Kett – 27 January 1883 – for the murder of Foo Ah Moy, at Cheritah Station, Roebourne on 2 July 1883[50][51]
- John Collins – 27 January 1883 – for the murder of John King at the Kalgan River near Albany on 2 October 1882[51][52]
- John Maroney – 25 October 1883 – for the murder of James Watson at Yellenup, Kojonup on 1 May 1883[53]
- William Watkins – 25 October 1883 – for the murder of James Watson at Yellenup, Kojonup on 1 May 1883[53]
- Henry Benjamin Haynes – 23 January 1884 – for the murder of his wife Mary Ann Haynes at Perth on 12 October 1883[54]
- Thomas Henry Carbury – 23 October 1884 – for the murder of Constable Hackett at Beverley on 12 September 1884[55]
- John Duffy – 28 January 1885 – for the murder of his wife Mary Sultana McGann at Fremantle on 21 November 1884[56]
- Henry Sherry – 27 October 1885 – for the murder of Catherine Waldock at Quinderring, Williams on 16 September 1885[57]
- Franz Erdmann – 4 April 1887 – for the murder of Anthony Johnson at McPhee's Creek, Kimberley on 27 October 1886[58]
- William Conroy – 18 November 1887 – for the murder of John Snook at Fremantle Town Hall on 23 June 1887[59]
Victoria Park
- James Malcolm – 14 April 1847 – Hanged at the site of the crime, the Burswood Estate (Victoria Park), for highway robbery and murder of Clark Gordon on 6 January 1847[60][61]
- Samuel Stanley – 18 April 1855 – Hanged at Victoria Park for the murder of Catherine Dayly on the York Road[62][63]
- Jacob – 18 April 1855 – Hanged at Victoria Park for the murder of Bijare at Gingin on 25 September 1854[62][63][64]
- Yoongal – 14 July 1855 – Hanged at Victoria Park for the murder of Kanip at the Hotham River[65]
- Yandan – 14 July 1855 – Hanged at Victoria Park for the murder by spearing of a ten-year-old girl named Yangerdan near York[65]
York
- Doodjeep – 7 July 1840 – Hanged in chains at the site of the crime, for the murders of Sarah Cook and her 8-month-old child on 18 May 1839 at Norrilong, York[66][67][68]
- Barrabong – 7 July 1840 – Hanged in chains at the site of the crime for the murders of Sarah Cook and her 8-month-old child on 18 May 1839 at Norrilong, York[66][67][68]
Fremantle
- John Gaven – 6 April 1844 – Hanged at the Round House for the murder of George Pollard at South Dandalup[69]
Fremantle Prison
Hanged at Fremantle Prison:[70]
1880s to 1890s
- Long Jimmy (alias Jimmy Long) – 2 March 1889 – A Malay, hanged for the murder of Claude Kerr on board the pearling lugger 'Dawn' at Cossack on 7 September 1888[71]
- Ahle Pres (alias Harry Pres) – 8 November 1889 – A Singapore Malay, hanged for the murder of Louis, a Filipino, near Halls Creek, on 9 June 1889[72]
- Ah Chi (alias Li Ki Hong) – 16 April 1891 – Hanged for the murder of Ah Gin at Daliak, York on 3 March 1891[73]
- Chew Fong – 29 April 1892 – Hanged for the murder of Ah Pang at Meka Station on 23 Dec 1891[74]
- Lyee Nyee – 29 April 1892 – Hanged for the murder of Ah Pang at Meka Station on 23 Dec 1891[74]
- Yung Quonk (Young Quong) – 29 April 1892 – Hanged for the murder of Ah Pang at Meka Station on 23 Dec 1891[74]
- Sin Cho Chi – 29 April 1892 – Hanged for the murder of George E.B Fairhead, at a Mill Stream out-station, near Roebourne[75]
- Goulam Mahomet – 2 May 1896 – Hanged for the murder of Tagh Mahomet in the mosque at Coolgardie on 10 January 1896[76]
- Jumna Khan – 31 March 1897 – Hanged for the murder of William Griffiths in High Street, Fremantle on 3 December 1896[77]
1900s
- Pedro De La Cruz – 19 July 1900 – Hanged for the murder of Captain John Arthur Reddell of the brigantine Ethel, his 19-year-old son Leslie, the mate James Taylor, and two crew-members (Ando, who was Japanese, and Jimmy, who was Indigenous), at the La Grange Bay pearling grounds, near Broome, on 19 October 1899[78]
- Peter Perez – 19 July 1900 – Hanged for the murder of Captain John Arthur Reddell of the brigantine Ethel, his 19-year-old son Leslie, the mate James Taylor, and two crew-members (Ando, who was Japanese, and Jimmy, who was Indigenous), at the La Grange Bay pearling grounds, near Broome, on 19 October 1899[78]
- Samuel Peters – 9 September 1902 – Hanged for the murder of his wife Trevenna Peters at Leederville on 3 July 1903[79][80]
- Stelios Psichitas – 15 April 1903 – Greek national, hanged for the rape and murder of his sister-in-law Sophia Psichitas (nee Leadakis) and murder of his 4-month-old nephew Emanuel at Lawlers on 20 December 1902[81]
- Fredric Maillat – 21 April 1903 – French national, hanged for the murder of Charles Lauffer, at Smith's Mill, Glen Forest, on 4 February 1903[81][82][83]
- Sebaro Rokka – 7 July 1903 – Hanged for the murder of Dollah and another Malay at Point Cunningham, near Derby on 20 February 1903[84]
- Ah Hook – 11 January 1904 – Hanged for the murder of Yanoo, a Japanese laundryman, at Carnarvon on 26 August 1903[85]
- Manoor Mohomet – 4 May 1904 – Hanged for the murder of Meer, an Afghan, at Kensington, near Menzies on 16 November 1903[86]
- Simeon Espada – 14 December 1905 – Hanged for the murder of Mark Lieblig at Broome on 30 August 1905
- Charles Hagen – 14 December 1905 – Hanged for the murder of Mark Lieblig at Broome on 30 August 1905
- Pablo Marquez – 14 December 1905 – Hanged for the murder of Mark Lieblig at Broome on 30 August 1905
- Antonio Sala – 19 November 1906 – Hanged for the murder of Battista Gregorini at Mt Jackson on 13 September 1906
- Augustin De Kitchilan – 23 October 1907 – Hanged for the murder of Leah Fouracre at Peppermint Grove Farm, Waroona on 15 or 16 August 1907[87]
- Harry G. Smith – 23 March 1908 – Hanged for the murder of William John Clinton at Day Dawn on 5 January 1908
- Iwakichi Oki – 22 October 1908 – Hanged for the murder of James Henry Shaw at West Murray, Pinjarra on 23 August 1908
- Martha Rendell – 6 October 1909 – Hanged for the murder of her 14-year-old stepson Arthur Morris by poisoning on 8 October 1908, suspected of killing two younger stepchildren
1910s to 1960s
- Peter Robustelli – 9 February 1910 – Hanged for the murder of Giovanni Forsatti in a lane between Bayley and Woodward streets, Coolgardie on 19 October 1909[88]
- Alexander Smart – 7 March 1911 – Hanged for the murder of Ethel May Harris at 5 Cowle Street, West Perth on 10 March 1910
- David H Smithson – 25 July 1911 – Hanged for the rape and murder of 18-year-old Elizabeth Frances Compton at Woodlupine on 13 May 1911
- Charles Spargo – 1 July 1913 – Hanged for the murder of Gilbert Pickering Jones at Broome on 23 January 1913[89]
- Charles H. Odgers – 14 January 1914 – Hanged for the murder of Edith Molyneaux at Balgobin, Dandalup on 3 October 1913; also charged with murder of Richard Thomas Williams at Waroona on 14 September 1913[90]
- Andrea Sacheri (alias Joseph Cutay) - 12 April 1915 – Hanged for the murder of 11-year-old Jean Bell at Marrinup, near Dwellingup, on 12 January 1915[91]
- Frank Matamin (alias Rosland) – 12 March 1923 – Hanged for the murder of Zareen at Nullagine on 27 August 1922[92]
- Royston Rennie – 2 August 1926 – Hanged for the murder of John Roger Greville on the train between East Perth and Perth stations on 3 June 1926[93]
- William Coulter – 25 October 1926 – Hanged for the murders of Inspector John Walsh and Sergeant Alexander Pitman near Boulder on 28 April 1926[94]
- Phillip J. Trefene – 25 October 1926 – Hanged for the murders of Inspector John Walsh and Sergeant Alexander Pitman near Boulder on 28 April 1926[94]
- John Sumpter Milner – 21 May 1928 – Hanged for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Ivy Lewis at Darkan on 28 February 1928[95]
- Clifford Hulme – 3 September 1928 – Hanged for the murder of Harold Eaton Smith at Wubin on 22 June 1928[96]
- Antonio Fanto – 18 May 1931 – Hanged for the murder of Cosimo Nesci (sometimes Nexi, Xesci) at Latham on 20 March 1931[97]
- John Thomas Smith (Snowy Rowles) – 13 June 1932 – Hanged for the murder of Louis George Carron near the 183 mile gate on the No. 1 Rabbit-proof fence, near Youanmi, on or about 20 May 1930
- Karol Tapci – 23 June 1952 – Hanged for the murder of Norman Alfred Perfect at Wubin on 17 March[98]
- Robert Jeremiah Thomas – 18 July 1960 – Hanged for the murder of taxi-driver Keith Mervyn Campbell Wedd at Claremont on 22 June 1959. Also charged with the murder of John and Kaye O'Hara in Jimbell St, Mosman Park.[99][100][101]
- Mervyn Fallows – 6 June 1961 – Hanged for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Sandra Dorothea Smith at North Beach on or before 29 December 1960[101]
- Brian William Robinson – 20 January 1964 – Hanged for the murder of Constable Noel Ileson at Belmont on 9 February 1963[101]
- Eric Edgar Cooke – 26 October 1964 – Hanged for murder of John Lindsay Sturkey at Nedlands on 27 January 1963[101]
Mullewa
- Wangayackoo – 28 January 1865 - Hanged at Butterabby, the site of the crime, for the spearing of Thomas Bott[102][103]
- Yermakarra – 28 January 1865 - Hanged at Butterabby, the site of the crime, for the spearing of Thomas Bott[102][103]
- Garolee – 28 January 1865 - Hanged at Butterabby, the site of the crime, for the spearing of Thomas Bott[102][103]
- Charlakarra – 28 January 1865 - Hanged at Butterabby, the site of the crime, for the spearing of Thomas Bott[102][103]
- Williakarra – 28 January 1865 - Hanged at Butterabby, the site of the crime, for the spearing of Thomas Bott[102][103]
Kellerberrin
- Ngowee - 19 January 1866 - For the murder of Edward Clarkson on 21 August 1865, hanged at the site of the crime, at Dalbercuttin, near Kellerberrin[33]
- Egup (Condor) - 21 April 1866 - For the murder of Edward Clarkson on 21 August 1865, hanged at the site of the crime, at Dalbercuttin, near Kellerberrin[104]
Albany
Rottnest
- Tampin – 16 July 1879 – Hanged for the murder of John Moir at Stokes Inlet on 29 March 1877[107][108]
- Wangabiddi – 18 Jun 1883 – Hanged for the murder of Charles Redfern at Minni-Minni on the Gascoyne River in May 1882[109]
- Guerilla – 18 June 1883 – Hanged for the murder of Anthony Cornish at Fitzroy River on 12 December 1882[110]
- Naracorie – 3 August 1883 – Hanged for the murder of Charles Brackell at Wandagee on the Minilya River on 31 July 1882[111]
- Calabungamarra – 13 June 1888 – Hanged for the murder of a Chinese man, Indyco, at Hamersley Range[112]
Geraldton
- Sing Ong – 29 October 1884 – Hanged for the murder of Chung Ah Foo on 11 May 1884 at Shark Bay[113]
Halls Creek
- Tomahawk – 18 March 1892 – Hanged at Mount Dockerell, the site of the crime, for the murder of William Miller on 26 June 1891[114][115]
- Dicky – 18 March 1892 – Hanged at Mount Dockerell, the site of the crime, for the murder of William Miller on 26 June 1891[114]
- Chinaman (Jerringo) – 18 March 1892 – Hanged at Mount Dockerell, the site of the crime, for the murder of William Miller on 26 June 1891[114]
Roebourne
- Cooperabiddy – 20 March 1893 – Hanged for murder of James Coppin, described as a 'half-caste', at the Hamersley Ranges[116]
- Doulga – 28 December 1896 – Hanged for the murder of John Horrigan at Lagrange Bay on 28 March 1896[117]
- Caroling – 14 May 1900 – Hanged for the murder of Dr Edward Vines at Braeside station[118]
- Poeling – 14 May 1900 – Hanged for the murder of Dr Edward Vines at Braeside station[118]
- Weedabong – 14 May 1900 – Hanged for the murder of Dr Edward Vines at Braeside station[118]
Derby
- Lillimara – 21 October 1899 – hanged at Derby Gaol for murder of Thomas Jasper on 17 March 1897 on Oscar Range Station, Fitzroy Crossing[119]
- Mullabudden – 12 May 1900 – hanged at Derby Gaol for murder of John Dobbie on 12 March 1899 at Mount Broome[120][121]
- Woolmillamah – 12 May 1900 – hanged at Derby Gaol for murder of John Dobbie on 12 March 1899 at Mount Broome[121]
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Further reading
- Purdue, Brian Legal Executions in Western Australia, Foundation Press, Victoria Park, WA, 1993. ISBN 978-1-875778-00-3
- Heaton, J.H. Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time, S.W. Silver & Son, London, 1879. Part 2, pages 90–94.
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