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'In 1885, George Dean, a Sydney ferry boat Captain, was accused of attempting to poison his wife. Dean, having saved six passengers from drowning, was a local hero. The verdict of guilty outraged the public and the popular press took up cudgels. Citizens formed Dean Defence Committees. Dean's lawyer Richard Meagher, realised his hoped-for political career could benefit from the publicity. His partner, William 'Paddy' Crick, championed Dean's cause in parliament, and a Royal Commission was set up to examine fresh evidence and decide whether Dean should be released.'
Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 21/9/2012)
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Television play.
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Taste of the Lemon-syrup Mystery
1983
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 February 1983; (p. 14)
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Taste of the Lemon-syrup Mystery
1983
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 February 1983; (p. 14)
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