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While working on a rabbit-proof fence in 1929, Australia's leading crime writer of the period, Arthur Upfield, began plotting the perfect murder for his 1931 novel The Sands of Windee. A discussion between Upfield and a fellow worker about finding a fool-proof means of disposing of a body to use in the novel was overheard by one of the author's friends, stockman 'Snowy' Rowles. Shortly afterwards Rowles murdered three men and put the scheme into effect. He was later charged by police, however, and the subsequent trial became one of Australia's most sensational during the 1930s.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Lost in the Sands of Time
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 June 2009; (p. 19)
— Review of Three Acts of Murder 2009 single work film/TV -
Perfect Crime
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 14 June 2009; (p. 3)
— Review of Three Acts of Murder 2009 single work film/TV -
By the Book
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 June 2009; (p. 24-25) -
Convicted on a Fence
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 June 2009; (p. 5) -
Bille Still on the Boil
2009
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 7 June 2009; (p. 14)
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Killer Idea
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 6 June 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of Three Acts of Murder 2009 single work film/TV -
Perfect Crime
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 14 June 2009; (p. 3)
— Review of Three Acts of Murder 2009 single work film/TV -
Lost in the Sands of Time
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 June 2009; (p. 19)
— Review of Three Acts of Murder 2009 single work film/TV -
Murder in the Murchison
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 May 2008; (p. 5) -
The Writer and the Murderer
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 11 June 2009; (p. 12-13) -
Bille Still on the Boil
2009
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 7 June 2009; (p. 14) -
Convicted on a Fence
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 June 2009; (p. 5) -
By the Book
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 June 2009; (p. 24-25)
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Last amended 29 Aug 2022 15:28:53
Subjects:
- ca. 1920-1930
Settings:
- Murchison, Eneabba - Morawa - Mullewa area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
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