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Moments in life of a model: Shirley Beiger 1954

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[PIX, 18 September 1954, p21 via Trove]

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Shirley Beiger

Shirley Beiger was a fashion model who shot and killed her lover, Arthur Griffith, outside Chequers Nightclub in 1954. She was tried for murder and acquitted. Her trial gained significant national media attention at the time.

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PIX

Popular culture magazine which feature a mix of scandal, sensationalism, human-interest stories, fashion, politics, culture and entertainment.

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Beiger, Shirley Patricia

Model and magazine cover girl who shot and killed her lover, Arthur Griffith, outside Chequers Nightclub in 1954. She was acquitted of the crime and her trial gained significant national media attention at the time.

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Coroner's Court, The Rocks

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Coroners court and morgue building at 102-104 George Street in The Rocks. The second permanent coroner’s court and morgue in Sydney, it was located on the site of the earlier North Sydney Morgue, or Dead House. The building opened in 1908 sported all the modern conveniences of the time, including separate waiting rooms for male and female coronial witnesses and a glass-walled room for viewing bodies. Renovations in the late 1940s and 1950s included the first refrigerated room for cadaver storage in Sydney. This building was utilised until the late 1960s. The morgue was demolished between 1971-1972 but the court building remained standing and was repurposed as The Rocks Visitors Centre in 1973.