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Spotlight: Captain Starlight’s Cattle Raid

July 15, 2021July 8, 2021 AJFPhelan56

A look at the infamous cattle theft that provided the basis for Rolf Boldrewood’s bushranger anti-hero Starlight in Robbery Under Arms. Continue reading Spotlight: Captain Starlight’s Cattle Raid

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Blue Cap: An Overview

January 3, 2018March 30, 2020 AJFPhelan56

Some of the more obscure bushrangers have nicknames seemingly pilfered from Grimm’s fairytales. One of the most notable is Blue Cap, the alias of Robert Cottrell. Cottrell was not prolific or prodigious as a bushranger by any far stretch, but … Continue reading Blue Cap: An Overview

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