Articles related to Dan Morgan, aka “Mad Dog” or “Mad Dan”.
What could possibly connect a ballad about a rogue swaggie to one of bushranging’s most bloody legends? Read on to find out… Continue reading Spotlight: The connection between bushranging and the unofficial national anthem
No examination of Victoria’s penal system is complete without mention of the prison ships that were on use at Point Gellibrand in Williamstown through the 1850s and 1860s. The most renowned of these craft was Success, which toured the world … Continue reading Hell on High Water: Victoria’s Floating Prisons
There are many myths about the death of Dan Morgan, some of which aren’t entirely without reason. Here we examine the end of one of Australia’s bloodiest legends. Continue reading Morgan’s End (video)
Of all of Morgan’s exploits, the raid on Roundhill Station is perhaps the most notorious. Continue reading Blood and Gin: Morgan at Round Hill Station
About two weeks ago the Border Mail dropped a bombshell out of nowhere: someone was agitating to have the plaque on Dan Morgan’s grave changed. While the article was light on details, the general thrust was that the plaque incorrectly … Continue reading “Mad Dog” Morgan: The moniker, the myth, the man (Opinion)
Remember that song from the end of “Mad Dog Morgan”? Can you remember any of the words? Neither could I so here they are… Continue reading Spotlight: Over the Border
Philippe Mora’s 1976 film Mad Dog Morgan is, to date, the only depiction of Morgan’s life on screen. Starring Dennis Hopper, it mixes fact and fiction to create a version of Morgan that tries to examine the man behind the … Continue reading Spotlight: Trailer – Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
Born in 1830 in New South Wales, John Fuller was the son of Mary “The Gypsy” Owen, a promiscuous Irish lass, and George Fuller, a greengrocer. He would later be known as “Mad Dan” Morgan, a violent and unpredictable murderer and highwayman. Continue reading “Mad Dan” Morgan: An Overview
