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Introduction -- Infanticide News In The London Times: 1822-1871. Personal Tragedies, Public Narratives: 1822-1833 -- A Press Campaign And The 1834 New Poor Law -- The 1860s Maternal Panic -- Infanticide News In The Regional Press: 1830-1922. Infanticide In The Van Diemen's Land Press -- Bush Madness In The Mercury -- The Hinkley Girl 'mother' And The Leicester Mercury -- Conclusion. Nicola Goc. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [177]-191) And Index.