Tales of the Towers

Alex Hughes on “Kimberley”

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Item TypephotographDatec1910ContentAlex Hughes was a horse dealer from West Africa. In 1925 he went missing in Western Australia along with an aboriginal worker named Sailor while moving some horses.
Sailor was later found murdered in the bush, and Hughes was found some distance away on a beach, deceased. It was deemed he’d murdered Sailor and died of natural causes (ie exposure) later.

Alex Hughes Missing WA: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169236986?searchTerm=%22alex%20hughes%22

Hughes body found:https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31880621?searchTerm=%22alex%20hughes%22

In depth case: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58228144?searchTerm=%22alex%20hughes%22

Verdict: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/240281054?searchTerm=%22alex%20hughes%22DigitisedYesMaterial Descriptionb&w photo mountedIdentifier2001125.386

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SubjectsHorsesHorse RacingHorse SportAfricanCollectionThe Ron Aitken CollectionDrop Down MenuEra | 1900s

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