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Comment on Exploring Genre through the text “Chrissie Venn” by MAUREEN HODGE NE PURTON

MAUREEN HODGE NE PURTON — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:27:29 +0000

Brenda send me am e mail mkhodge@tadaust.org.au if I do not hear from you I shall get Christine to try to contact you we will be at Ulverstone for a short time MAUREEN

Comment on Exploring Genre through the text “Chrissie Venn” by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:59:05 +0000

Hi Maureen,
I tried to contact Christine via Facebook the other night, but the new timeline version i couldnt see where to send her a message, OK!!i live in Devonport, my mum is Gwenella (GWEN) 4 left out of the 11 Purton Children. I do have the copies of the court case had them for many years, i also have tried to trace my Grandfather, and found their is no Death Certificate (name change?) my Uncle was Dallas(Appo) he passed away some tears ago in Vic. one of his daaughters also live in Tasmamia and is also involved tracing relatives. I would be happy to meet up with you all, Iam on Facebook, BRENDA Atobe(nee PERRY)

Comment on 2011 in Review by M-H

M-H — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:54:32 +0000

Good to read your news and that Tas is working for you – at the moment anyway. I hope your health problems are over – it is so exhausting dealing with the health system. Good luck for 2010!

Comment on Exploring Genre through the text “Chrissie Venn” by MAUREEN HODGE NE PURTON

MAUREEN HODGE NE PURTON — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:34:12 +0000

Brenda you do not say if you live in Tasmania . The Ulverstone Historical Society may be able to help with the court copies at a small cost . by the way the man I knew as Abo was your Uncle or Great Uncle ? unfortunately they all had nick names that is the only name I remember him by . I seem to be jotting down bits and pieces , it is only as I think of them . if you live in Tassy we would love to meet with you p;ease get in touch before April 2012 MAUREEN

Comment on Exploring Genre through the text “Chrissie Venn” by MAUREEN HODGE NE PURTON

MAUREEN HODGE NE PURTON — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:45:43 +0000

Brenda I hope you check this site my daughter Christine McArthur (see above messages) would love to hear from you in regards to this matter

Comment on Exploring Genre through the text “Chrissie Venn” by MAUREEN HODGE NE PURTON

MAUREEN HODGE NE PURTON — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:30:52 +0000

have just read a comment about someone walking down a track to the stump sorry Mate you are the one who was led up the track NO TRACK WHERE SHE WAS LEFT IN THE STUMP FAMILY MEMBER

Comment on Exploring Genre through the text “Chrissie Venn” by MAUREEN HODGE NE PURTON

MAUREEN HODGE NE PURTON — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:23:06 +0000

I was bought up with the legend of CRISSY VEN my grandfather (who I lived with at the time) was Chics brother I was in Tasmania 2011 visited the property where the family lived and the remains of the stump I can remember the spot as it was pointed out to me many times over the years as we used to go to Purton Flat to visit the family I to am a family member and I remember Minnie Chic and many other members of the Purton family I have now passed the Legend along to my Daughter who will follow this through ,she and I are going home TASSY that is latter in 2012 and I shall take her to the site of the old home the flats and of course to Crissy Vens resting place may she be able to rest in peace

Comment on Exploring Genre through the text “Chrissie Venn” by rj

rj — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:45:21 +0000

In 1982 I visited the stump with a carload of people at night.”suffer little children” was painted on the road.It is a very spooky place.I thought the story was a myth until my grandfather told me it was a real murder.I was also told that a suspect was a Freemason and through this connection was able to move to the mainland and avoid conviction.

Comment on Exploring Genre through the text “Chrissie Venn” by Brenda Atobe

Brenda Atobe — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:33:09 +0000

The poems are great, and a lot of comments very interesting, My great Grandfather Charles Taylor was in the search party and was the first to look into the stump, which was about 12 feet high,he noticed shoe holes in the stump and in one was a spur, Chrissi Venn was not dismembered, she was head first in the stump, with lace material and a brooch stuffed in her mouth, she also had Hay band wire twisted tightly around her neck, Chrissi was also sexually assaulted, the place she was taken for the Post Mortem was SEA VIEW HOTEL (River Arms), my grandfather Charles (chick) Purton was also on the road on his horse the day Chrissi went missing ,about 1/2 a mile from Chrissis home. About the Book Suffer Little Children, the person who wrote that in my opinion -wrote it in a way to put the blame on Charles Purton, which upset some of the Purton children, especially my uncle and my mum. All through my life i have heard stories about Charles Purton, and my grandmother Minni Purton who i was very closed to, said many things to me , that i still think about today, George King was suspect due to scratches on his face and hands, and he did not join the search party the day Chrissi was found,

Comment on Exploring Genre through the text “Chrissie Venn” by Brenda Atobe

Brenda Atobe — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:57:23 +0000

I have read the book Suffer Little children, due to the connection of my Grandfather Charles Purton, in the Court Case, i have copies of the court case,, but lent the book to a person who never returned it, I also lived in North Motton in 1982 and visited the grave, and my sons road their motor bikes past the area where Chrissi was murdered, they told stories of a shadow of a AXE falling across the road, there was a lot of gossip anout my grandfather, who went missing about 1945,and the family never heard from him again,