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All that glittered was not gold: The change in the life of Shirley Beiger, November 1954

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[Truth, 28 November 1954, p50 via Trove]

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Shirley Beiger

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Courts and judicial system Crime Law and Order Legal profession Media Women

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Truth

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Beiger, Shirley Patricia Roach, Philip Norman Shand, John Wentworth

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Darlinghurst courthouse

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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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Truth

Newspaper founded in August 1890 by William Nicholas Willis.

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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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Roach, Philip Norman

Solicitor who practiced in Sydney for more than 50 years and specialised in criminal cases. Described in his Australian Dictionary of Biography entry as one of Sydney's 'most colourful criminal lawyers'.

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Shand, John Wentworth

High profile barrister in the 1940s and 50s, better known as Jack Shand.

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Darlinghurst courthouse

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Sandstone court complex in Darlinghurst Road opened in 1842 and still in legal use.