Wonnangatta Murders

The Wonnangatta murders occurred in late 1917 and in 1918, in the remote Wonnangatta Valley in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The victims were Jim Barclay, the manager of Wonnangatta Station, and John Bamford, a cook and general hand. Barclay was a well-respected and much liked bushman, while Bamford was regarded with suspicion, and was known to be easily roused into violent tempers. The case has never been solved.

Read more about Wonnangatta Murders:  The Wonnangatta Station, Barclay and Bamford, The Discovery of The Murder of Barclay, The Post-mortem, The Discovery of Bamford’s Body, Theories, Aftermath

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