Tim Tie gaol record

Tim Tie hung for murder. Born 1856 arrived Queensland 1876.

Gaol record, Tim Tie

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<p>"Tim Tie (1856 – 1886) was born in Amoy (Xiamen), China and arrived in Queensland in 1876. He worked as a cook in Dulbydilla, west of Roma. After a disagreement over a gambling debt, Tie was charged with Jimmy Ah Fook’s murder in early 1886. At the trial in Roma, Tie professed his innocence but was found guilty and sentenced to death. He was transferred to Brisbane and executed at the Boggo Road Gaol on 5 April 1886."</p>

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<p>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102561703?searchTerm=amoy%20tim%20tie QSA, Photographic record, description and criminal history, Item Representation ID DR17247</p>

Only recrded man from Amoy who did not come between 1847 and 1852 as an indendured labourer.