EVENT: Death on Cardwell Street: the murder of Ernestina Norgrove, 1928

Kia ora koutou – welcome to this Auckland Libraries podcast. The talks in this series were originally to be delivered as live events as part of the Auckland Heritage festival. The following talk was originally to be presented at New Lynn library. Today’s speaker is Historian Lisa Truttman. Lisa is a regular speaker for Auckland Libraries, generously sharing her research and knowledge especially during the Auckland Heritage Festival every year. She is currently the President of the NZ History Federation and belongs to several history and heritage societies. She is an author, writing and editing for several journals and newsletters. Lisa also shares her research on her blog Timespanner. Please note that this talk contains depictions of violence that some people may find disturbing. A brutal 1928 crime and murder on New Lynn’s Cardwell Street made headlines around the country and the infamy of it all stained the name of the street so much that residents petitioned to have it changed a year later. It was to have been the happiest day of her life - her wedding day, but instead the young bride Mavis would be told the tragic news of her mother Ernestina's death at the hands of her uncle. Lisa Truttman examines the murder, the life of Ernestina Norgrove née Henderson, and the legal aftermath that saw the murderer Alan George Norgrove walk away a free man after less than 14 years in prison. Recorded at Tamaki Pataka Korero on September 22 2020 Image: Police Gazette, 1928, https://timespanner.blogspot.com/