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Stanley Harrison's Death
How and Why Stan Harrison Died

Mr Stanley Harrison died in a matter of substantial peculiarity. Mr Harrison had received vicious head wounds, lacerations and broken bones also present in hands. Although alcohol was present in Mr Harrison’s bloodstream, no present signs suggest that his acts were of drunkenness. The coroners report states that Mr Harrison would have died instantaneously from the severe head wounds. The photograph of a female in his pocket suggests that she was of importance to Mr Harrison, but no information can be presented about whom this woman is. From a large quantity of evidence that was collected, information states that Mr Harrison travelled to Wollongong with intention of bring someone back with him, perhaps the woman who wrote to him, Kate, stating that she had found an American soldier to take care of her and intending on leaving him for the soldier. This may have caused Mr Harrison severe distress and as a result had intention of going to see Kate and convincing her to return back to him. There is no evidence to suggest that he was successful or not but evidence suggest that he was unsuccessful and travelled to the nearest bar to which a fight out broke. As there is a large quantity of evidence missing from this investigation, no real conclusion can be drawn about how or why Stanley Harrison died, only many different scenarios can be assumed.

What Has Been Learnt About Historical Explanation and Method
What I have learnt about historical explanation is that you cannot always be one hundred per cent right about what has happened. For example; during a war there are two sides, the side that is portrayed as the “good guys” and the side that is seen as the “bad guys”, if information is only collected from one side, how is one to know that the first hand evidence one receives is to be true? Only by the collaboration of evidence and information from both sides can you be sure to receive the right story. As a historical writer or

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