Wakool Crossing : A Modern-Day Investigation into the Mysterious Death of a Young Woman in 1916 by Mike Richards read online DJV, FB2, DOC
9781921844911 English 1921844914 A cold-case forensic investigation into the mysterious death of a young woman in 1916 - conducted by her great-nephew.In November 1916, just a few years after federation and while Australia was at war in Europe, Hazel Hood, the beautiful 18-year-old daughter of a Riverina grazier, went to a local dance and never came home. Her mysterious disappearance caused a sensation in the district around the pioneer settlement of Wakool Crossing near the VictorianNew South Wales border.The mystery further intensified when, a week later, Hazel's body - still clothed in her white party dress - was recovered from the Wakool river with a mark of violence upon her head, and her silk scarf tied tightly around her neck. Her disappearance was reported in major daily newspapers as far afield as Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, but the mystery of what happened to her was never fully explained. As a child in the Mallee in the 1950s, Mike Richards was told the story of Hazel Hood's tragic disappearance by his grandmother, Hazel's elder sister, who firmly believed she had been murdered. Now, almost 100 years after her death, the author takes us with him as he seeks to unravel the mystery and reveal the truth about what happened to Hazel Hood - an unassuming, fun-loving, and caring girl, and a favourite in the district., In November 1916, Hazel Hood, the beautiful 18-year-old daughter of a Riverina grazier, went to a local dance and never came home. Exploring Hazel's mysterious disappearanceand the unexplained discovery of her body a week later in the Wakool river, this study leads readers through one man's journey to solve the puzzle of her death almost 100 years after the fact. As a child in the Mallee in the 1950s, author Mike Richards was told the story of Hazel Hood s tragic disappearance by his grandmother, Hazel s elder sister, who firmly believed she had been murdered. This investigative account unravels the mystery of the young woman's disappearance from the pioneer settlement of Wakool Crossing, near the Victoria New South Wales border, and reveals the truth about what happened to Hazel Hood.", In November 1916, just a few years after federation and while Australia was at war in Europe, Hazel Hood, the beautiful 18-year-old daughter of a Riverina grazier, went to a local dance and never came home. Her mysterious disappearance caused a sensation in the district around the pioneer settlement of Wakool Crossing near the Victorian-New South Wales border.The mystery further intensified when, a week later, Hazel's body -- still clothed in her white party dress -- was recovered from the Wakool river with a mark of violence upon her head, and her silk scarf tied tightly around her neck. Her disappearance was reported in major daily newspapers as far afield as Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, but the mystery of what happened to her was never fully explained. As a child in the Mallee in the 1950s, Mike Richards was told the story of Hazel Hood's tragic disappearance by his grandmother, Hazel's elder sister, who firmly believed she had been murdered. Now, almost 100 years after her death, the author takes us with him as he seeks to unravel the mystery and reveal the truth about what happened to Hazel Hood -- an unassuming, fun-loving, and caring girl, and a favourite in the district.
9781921844911 English 1921844914 A cold-case forensic investigation into the mysterious death of a young woman in 1916 - conducted by her great-nephew.In November 1916, just a few years after federation and while Australia was at war in Europe, Hazel Hood, the beautiful 18-year-old daughter of a Riverina grazier, went to a local dance and never came home. Her mysterious disappearance caused a sensation in the district around the pioneer settlement of Wakool Crossing near the VictorianNew South Wales border.The mystery further intensified when, a week later, Hazel's body - still clothed in her white party dress - was recovered from the Wakool river with a mark of violence upon her head, and her silk scarf tied tightly around her neck. Her disappearance was reported in major daily newspapers as far afield as Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, but the mystery of what happened to her was never fully explained. As a child in the Mallee in the 1950s, Mike Richards was told the story of Hazel Hood's tragic disappearance by his grandmother, Hazel's elder sister, who firmly believed she had been murdered. Now, almost 100 years after her death, the author takes us with him as he seeks to unravel the mystery and reveal the truth about what happened to Hazel Hood - an unassuming, fun-loving, and caring girl, and a favourite in the district., In November 1916, Hazel Hood, the beautiful 18-year-old daughter of a Riverina grazier, went to a local dance and never came home. Exploring Hazel's mysterious disappearanceand the unexplained discovery of her body a week later in the Wakool river, this study leads readers through one man's journey to solve the puzzle of her death almost 100 years after the fact. As a child in the Mallee in the 1950s, author Mike Richards was told the story of Hazel Hood s tragic disappearance by his grandmother, Hazel s elder sister, who firmly believed she had been murdered. This investigative account unravels the mystery of the young woman's disappearance from the pioneer settlement of Wakool Crossing, near the Victoria New South Wales border, and reveals the truth about what happened to Hazel Hood.", In November 1916, just a few years after federation and while Australia was at war in Europe, Hazel Hood, the beautiful 18-year-old daughter of a Riverina grazier, went to a local dance and never came home. Her mysterious disappearance caused a sensation in the district around the pioneer settlement of Wakool Crossing near the Victorian-New South Wales border.The mystery further intensified when, a week later, Hazel's body -- still clothed in her white party dress -- was recovered from the Wakool river with a mark of violence upon her head, and her silk scarf tied tightly around her neck. Her disappearance was reported in major daily newspapers as far afield as Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, but the mystery of what happened to her was never fully explained. As a child in the Mallee in the 1950s, Mike Richards was told the story of Hazel Hood's tragic disappearance by his grandmother, Hazel's elder sister, who firmly believed she had been murdered. Now, almost 100 years after her death, the author takes us with him as he seeks to unravel the mystery and reveal the truth about what happened to Hazel Hood -- an unassuming, fun-loving, and caring girl, and a favourite in the district.