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== Poisoning ==
== Poisoning ==
In July 1953, Lulham was in the headlines after his mother-in-law, Veronica Mabel Monty, 45, with whom he was having a sexual relationship, was charged with attempting to harm him with ''Thalrat'', a rat poison containing [[thallium]].<ref name="smh">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QrdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hbIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3235,493339|title=Two Divorce Suits Filed|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 October 1954}}</ref><ref name="news">{{cite news
In July 1953, Lulham was in the headlines after his mother-in-law, Veronica Mabel Monty, 45, was charged with attempting to harm him with ''Thalrat'', a rat poison containing [[thallium]].<ref name="smh">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QrdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hbIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3235,493339|title=Two Divorce Suits Filed|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 October 1954}}</ref><ref name="news">{{cite news
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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hht.net.au/whats_on/past_exhibitions/jpm/crimes_of_passion |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804011531/http://www.hht.net.au/whats_on/past_exhibitions/jpm/crimes_of_passion |archive-date=4 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It soon hit the media as it was one of 46 similar cases of [[Thallium poisoning]] in Australia, the "thalium craze", leading to 10 deaths, in the early years of the 1950s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=‎Forgotten Australia: The Poisoned Footy Player — Part Two on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/the-poisoned-footy-player-part-two/id1442763878?i=1000476526431&l=en|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-US}}</ref> Monty was charged and arrested in August and later tried for the attempted murder of her son-in-law. Monty tried to poison herself while on bail, but recovered as the dose was low.<ref name=":0" />
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hht.net.au/whats_on/past_exhibitions/jpm/crimes_of_passion |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804011531/http://www.hht.net.au/whats_on/past_exhibitions/jpm/crimes_of_passion |archive-date=4 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It soon hit the media as it was one of 46 similar cases of [[Thallium poisoning]] in Australia, the "thalium craze", leading to 10 deaths in the early years of the 1950s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=‎Forgotten Australia: The Poisoned Footy Player — Part Two on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/the-poisoned-footy-player-part-two/id1442763878?i=1000476526431&l=en|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-US}}</ref> Monty was charged and arrested in August and later tried for the attempted murder of her son-in-law. Monty tried to poison herself with thallium while on bail, but recovered as the dose was low.<ref name=":0" />


The sensational trial in Sydney revealed that Monty had moved in with her daughter, Judy, and son-in-law in June 1952 following an operations and her separation from her husband.<ref name=":0" /> Lulham and Monty then had an "intimate relationship" twice. Once, on 26 June 1953, after Judy had gone to bed early while listening to the Ashes test from Lords and again when he had come home from work early one day. In September 1953, Monty was found not guilty, but went on to kill herself with thallium in 1955.<ref name="dailytelegraph.com.au">{{cite news|last=Donnelly|first=Marea|date=23 May 2011|title=Post-war days of thallium and old lace|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|place=Australia|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/post-war-days-of-thallium-and-old-lace/story-fn6ccwsa-1226060629402|access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref>
The sensational trial in Sydney revealed that Monty had moved in with her daughter, Judy, and son-in-law in June 1952 following an operations and her separation from her husband.<ref name=":0" /> Lulham and Monty then had an "intimate relationship" twice. Once, on 26 June 1953, after Judy had gone to bed early while listening to the Ashes test from Lords and again when he had come home from work early one day. On 2 July, Monty claimed she made a poisoned Milo for herself as she was contemplating suicide, but the Lulhams asked for one too and she mistook the cups.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Poisoned Footy Player — Part Three {{!}} Forgotten Australia|url=https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-australia/episodes/thepoisonedfootyplayer-partthree|access-date=2021-09-05}}</ref> In September 1953, Monty was found not guilty, but went on to kill herself with thallium in 1955.<ref name="dailytelegraph.com.au">{{cite news|last=Donnelly|first=Marea|date=23 May 2011|title=Post-war days of thallium and old lace|newspaper=Daily Telegraph|place=Australia|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/post-war-days-of-thallium-and-old-lace/story-fn6ccwsa-1226060629402|access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 07:46, 5 September 2021

Bob Lulham
Lulham in 1947
Personal information
Full nameRobert John Lulham[1]
Born(1926-11-02)2 November 1926
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Died24 December 1986(1986-12-24) (aged 60)
Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–53 Balmain 85 85 45 0 345
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–49 New South Wales 9 8 0 0 24
1948–49 Australia 3 1 0 0 3
Source: [2]

Robert John Lulham (2 November 1926 – 24 December 1986)[3] was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australia international and New South Wales state representative three-quarter back, he played in Sydney for the Balmain club, with whom he won the 1947 NSWRFL Premiership.

Rugby career

A quick-paced wing, Lulham came to Sydney from Newcastle and in his first season in the NSWRFL premiership represented New South Wales in all matches. In the 1947 NSWRFL season he was also the League's top try-scorer, breaking the record for most tries in a debut season with 28 and most tries in a season for Balmain Tigers in the club's history. At the end of the season he played in Balmain's grand final win. At the end of the following season he was selected to tour Europe with the 1948–49 Kangaroos, making his debut in the Third Test against Great Britain before going on to play two Tests against France.

After his poisoning and divorce, Lulham never played football again.

Poisoning

In July 1953, Lulham was in the headlines after his mother-in-law, Veronica Mabel Monty, 45, was charged with attempting to harm him with Thalrat, a rat poison containing thallium.[4][5][6] It soon hit the media as it was one of 46 similar cases of Thallium poisoning in Australia, the "thalium craze", leading to 10 deaths in the early years of the 1950s.[7] Monty was charged and arrested in August and later tried for the attempted murder of her son-in-law. Monty tried to poison herself with thallium while on bail, but recovered as the dose was low.[7]

The sensational trial in Sydney revealed that Monty had moved in with her daughter, Judy, and son-in-law in June 1952 following an operations and her separation from her husband.[7] Lulham and Monty then had an "intimate relationship" twice. Once, on 26 June 1953, after Judy had gone to bed early while listening to the Ashes test from Lords and again when he had come home from work early one day. On 2 July, Monty claimed she made a poisoned Milo for herself as she was contemplating suicide, but the Lulhams asked for one too and she mistook the cups.[8] In September 1953, Monty was found not guilty, but went on to kill herself with thallium in 1955.[9]

Personal life

Lulhamwas born on Tuesday 2 November 1926, into a family of three boys.

Judy Lulham divorced him as a result of the revelations about his affair with her mother.[4] They had been married only six months when her mother had moved in.

Lulham died at his home in Tenterfield, New South Wales on Christmas Eve, 1986, at the age of 60. He was buried at the Tenterfield Cemetery.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23308827
  2. ^ Bobby Lulham at rugbyleagueproject.com
  3. ^ "Player Profile – Bob Lulham". yesterdayshero.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Two Divorce Suits Filed". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 October 1954.
  5. ^ Ray Chesterton (25 April 2008). "Real headline acts". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ a b c "‎Forgotten Australia: The Poisoned Footy Player — Part Two on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  8. ^ The Poisoned Footy Player — Part Three | Forgotten Australia, retrieved 5 September 2021
  9. ^ Donnelly, Marea (23 May 2011). "Post-war days of thallium and old lace". Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  10. ^ Tenetrfield Cemetery database, Robert John Lulham: Grave location TC Lawn, lot 196

External links

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