A concise account of the life and bushranging career of WIlliam Westwood (aka Jacky Jacky), who operated in New South Wales and Tasmania in the 1840s.
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://aguidetoaustralianbushranging.com/2018/07/25/william-westwood-an-overview/
On 20 May, 1864, the Gilbert-Hall gang were involved in a skirmish at the aptly named Bang Bang Hotel. This is the story of what happened on that day.
Narrated by Aidan Phelan
Intro music: "Reign" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://aguidetoaustralianbushranging.com/2020/10/14/the-shootout-at-the-bang-bang-hotel/
Aidan Phelan reads an archival article about the death and funeral of Sir Frederick Pottinger, the lawman who hunted down bushrangers like Frank Gardiner and Ben Hall.
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://aguidetoaustralianbushranging.com/2021/04/15/spotlight-the-late-sir-frederick-pottinger/