Oakhampton Heights

Oakhampton Heights is a suburb of the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.

Shooting

On March 20th, 2005, Sally Elizabeth Winter, armed with a rifle, shot and killed her husband Stephen, her son Jake, and her daughter Casey, before committing suicide. Police previously confiscated the rifle in connection with their investigation of a verbal argument, but it was returned procedurally. Police from New South Wales' Lower Hunter Command defended the seizure and return.

Heritage listings

Oakhampton Heights has heritage-listed sites, including:

55 Scobies Lane: Walka Water Works

References

↑ "Oakhampton Heights". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
↑ "Police defend return of guns to murder-suicide family". ABC News. 2005-03-26. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
↑ "Mother blamed in triple murder-suicide". ABC News. 2005-03-21. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
↑ "History of fights and separation for couple in family murder". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-03-22. Retrieved 2026-08-15.
↑ "Walka Water Works". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning and Environment. H00466. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.

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[1] "Oakhampton Heights". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[2] "Police defend return of guns to murder-suicide family". ABC News. 2005-03-26. Retrieved 2026-08-15.

[3] "Mother blamed in triple murder-suicide". ABC News. 2005-03-21. Retrieved 2026-08-15.

[4] "History of fights and separation for couple in family murder". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2005-03-22. Retrieved 2026-08-15.

[nswshr-466-5] "Walka Water Works". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning and Environment. H00466. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.