ROBERTSON’S ISLAND, BETWEEN RUSSELL AND CAPE BRETT. In 1841 Mrs. Robertson (a widow) was murdered on the island along, with her two children, a manservant, and a little native child. The author of the deed, a Maori named Maketu, was tried before Chief Justice. Martin, found guilty, and hanged.
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Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 20, 18 December 1906, Page 3 (Supplement)
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49ROBERTSON’S ISLAND, BETWEEN RUSSELL AND CAPE BRETT. In 1841 Mrs. Robertson (a widow) was murdered on the island along, with her two children, a manservant, and a little native child. The author of the deed, a Maori named Maketu, was tried before Chief Justice. Martin, found guilty, and hanged. Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 20, 18 December 1906, Page 3 (Supplement)
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