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Death of a mailman

ust a few kilometres from Murringo (then known as Marengo), Crotty was shot at close range. A scarf was tightly wound around his head. The horses were gone, and the unopened mailbags lay about. A rough camp site was located nearby. Three French nationals would eventually be arrested for the murder of the mailman. Although mailmen were often

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