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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

Feature, Overview (individual), Profile, South Australian Bushrangers8 Comments

John Francis Peggotty: The Birdman of Coorong

February 21, 2018March 30, 2020 AJFPhelan56

The story of John Francis Peggotty is one of the most bizarre in bushranging only made more bizarre by the fact that it seems to be nothing more than an elaborate urban myth perpetuated by an enthusiastic tourism board… Continue reading John Francis Peggotty: The Birdman of Coorong

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