Showing posts with label Strychnine poisoning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Strychnine poisoning. Show all posts

Monday, December 22, 2014

100 years ago this week - strychnine poisoning

This tragic report was in the South Bourke and Mornington Journal on December 24, 1914.  Sadly for this little girl, strychnine used to be readily available and was  used in many households, I presume, for rodent control. The little girl was called Olive and she was the daughter of Emanuel and Elizabeth (nee Black) Metzenthen. 



South Bourke and Mornington Journal on December 24, 1914.