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Oh wow. I do not have ANY 'hard copies or photos' brandydandylab. Aunty offered the folder to me. I returned home, showed my father, typed out a copy of the letters (as they were amazing to see). Then returned EVERYTHING in the folder back to Aunty. There were only copies of a b&w photo, a copy of a draft card pic I think, and photocopies of the letters. The only other photos I have are in emails from you.
I did not steal anything as you insinuate. I have no reason or desire to steal. I know how much work, and money, goes into researching as I focused 10years on my own surname.
If you received the folder and found items missing, I wish you would have approached either Dad or myself, instead of sitting on it for 2yrs to then accuse me of not knowing what I'm talking about on a public forum. It's an opinion.
As for having plenty of opportunity to join in, I didn't, I was in the beginning of a difficult pregnancy and life has simply gotten in the way.
You didn't have to be so superior about it. We are shocked at the words you chose. Your 'high horse' is me standing up for myself. Good day to you, I hope you share ALL of your facts with researchers in the future, so their opinions are more to your liking. I'm blocking this site and your emails. We have no need for negativity. No hard feelings on my part now, it must just be your personality. I wish you all the best.

Please share the whole story then, as all these previous posters had access to were the newspaper articles from trove, that unfortunately show a negative one side to his end days.
I simply added to the discussion to encourage a more human view of an individual, as opposed to a newspaper report.

The views of my father (your cousin), one uncle, Nan (your aunt) and two great grandmothers comments throughout the years, are how I had formed my own opinion. The letters you shared with us fit the story.
 
If you now know more of the story of George, please share it, as that's the only way anyone of us can have the whole picture, and learn more.
 
We
 only know what we're told.

STEPHANIE.

Hi, I do have his marriage & death certificate to share with you but I'll need some time to find them on pc as I'm on my phone. Also I not familiar with Robert? Only an Alfred and Henry as brothers.. ?

Further to the shooting story the tree states that he was also known as Peter Augustus Clayton. The shooting was widely covered in the newspapers and the story can be followed on the Trove website. So far I've found nothing to confirm that George Augustus Hayles and Peter Augustus Clayton were one and the same.

Yes he was the same person - I am his Great Grandchild. He was named after his father George.

Hello, George Augustus Hayles a.k.a Peter Augustus Clayton was my Great Grandfather. Our family had only discovered his past in recent years. He used the Clayton name once in Australia presumably to avoid detection after leaving the merchant navy. He also became distant from his family in the UK. There were some issues there. He travelled through Victoria & Queensland before settling in NSW. He married Grace Harvey Hyslop. They had 10 children in total. It is true he was shot and this was covered by the local newspaper. There has been differing accounts of what actually happened however. He did not pass away immediantly, it was days later in hospital. He was coherent. His grave is unmarked. His father was called George Augustus also and his mother was Isabell.