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Marjorie Ethel D. Moseley (1904–1926)

Fully dresse, the bodv of Mrs. Marjorie Ethel Doreen Moseley, aged 23 years, was found floating in the Mordialloc Creek at Mordialloc, 3 o'clock o'clock yesterday afternoon. On the bank of the creek, near the body, was a bottle which had apparently contained poison. The woman's home was at Cadbury avenue, Ormond. Her husband George Frederick Charles Moseley, is employed by the Tramways Board. Mrs Moselely, according to a statement made to Constable Nicholls, had been in ill health for some time.

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'Moseley, Marjorie Ethel D. (1904–1926)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/moseley-marjorie-ethel-d-22014/text31986, accessed 10 October 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Nelson, Marjorie Ethel D.
Birth

1904
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

Death

31 March, 1926 (aged ~ 22)
Mordialloc, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

suicide

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