1806: Hanged for Ten Shillings: a Sydney Robber Who Stabbed an Old Man with a Broken Hinge
George Holland broke into the Parramatta home of Laughlane Galligheoghan in broad daylight, prising open a chest for just ten shillings. Read more →
1806: A Sydney Shepherd Hanged for Tar-Marking His Master’s Sheep to Sell Them as His Own
William Organ was a shepherd in the service of the wealthy Sydney grazier John Palmer, trusted to drive his master’s flock in from Hawkesbury. Read more →
1877: Wild Bill Longley: Hanged Twice in One Day
Texas outlaw William Preston Longley, known as Wild Bill, claimed he had once survived a lynching when a gunshot damaged the rope around his neck. Read more →
1891: The Bushranger Who Taught Ned Kelly His Trade Drowned in the Murray River
Harry Power was already a seasoned escaper and highway robber when, in 1869, he took on a teenage recruit: Ned Kelly, son of a sympathetic Irish family who sheltered him in the Ovens district. Read more →
1965: Myra Hindley Arrested as a Tape Recording Exposes Her Role in the Moors Murders
Ian Brady insisted that his lover, Myra Hindley, had nothing to do with the killing. Read more →
