WEST AUSTRALIANA

Joseph Bolitho Johns (c. February 1826 – 13 August 1900), better known as Moondyne Joe, was an English convict and Western Australia’s best-known bushranger. Born into poor and relatively difficult circumstances, he became something of a petty criminal robber with a strong sense of self-determination. He is remembered as a person who had escaped multiple times from prison.

Early life in Wales; transportation to Western Australia; arrest at Toodyay (1861); escapes (1865 to 1867); capture (169) ticket of leave (1871) last years and death (1871-1900)
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