John Peisley (bushranger)
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John Peisley was an Australian bushranger who is believed to be the first bushranger born in Australia. He was a skilled bushman and horse-rider. While serving time at Cockatoo Island in the late 1850
Thomas Icely (1797 - 1874) who had his neighbour, Thomas Peisley, charged and convicted of stealing a highly-valued bull.
The Cockatoo Island prison, Sydney Harbour, where John Peisley and Frank Gardiner served time in the late 1850s.
Sergeant John Middleton of the Western Road Patrol, photographed in 1858.
William Fogg and his wife Mary.
Frank Gardiner
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Frank Gardiner was an Australian bushranger who became notorious for his lead role in the largest gold heist in Australian history, at Eugowra, New South Wales in June 1862. Gardiner and his gang, whi
Gardiner, 1864
Frank Gardiner during his bushranging days
Robbery of the gold escort
The capture of Gardiner at Apis Creek, Queensland