This Tony Moore article in the Brisbane Times shows how Queenslanders came to know how barbaric and pointless capital punishment is. It is a lesson that we should not forget: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/how-the-hanging-of-queensland-s-doomed-lovers-changed-our-history-20180213-p4z070.html?promote_channel=edmail&mbnr=MTMxOTM0MjQ&eid=email:nnn-13omn633-ret_newsl-membereng:nnn-04%2F11%2F2013-news_pm-dom-news-nnn-btimes-u&campaign_code=13INO004&et_bid=29115580&list_name=2095_brisbane_times&instance=2018-02-14–06-45–UTC