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Bank Robberies, Bushrangers & the Art of the Heist
Australia has long been fascinated by bank robberies — from colonial bushrangers like Ned Kelly and Captain Moonlite, to modern crimes such as the Great Bookie Robbery and the exploits of the Postcard Bandit.
Australia’s Last Bushranger – Renowned Artist Doug Morgan
Doug Morgan spent more than a decade inside Melbourne’s notorious Pentridge Prison, where he discovered a talent that would change his life — painting. In the 1970s, Doug and his identical twin brother Peter
From Classroom to Hostage Crisis – The Wooreen School Kidnapping
On just his ninth day as a teacher, Rob Hunter’s life changed forever. Armed and unpredictable, Edwin John Eastwood stormed into the tiny remote classroom at Wooreen State School in South Gippsland in 1977.
Outlaw on Screen: Ned Kelly in Film & Television
In 1906, The Story of the Kelly Gang made cinematic history as the world’s first feature film—bringing Australia’s most controversial outlaw from the gallows to the silver screen. Remarkably, only 26 years after Ned
In Her Words at Geelong Gaol
Before Deb takes the show to Adelaide, she will be doing one performance in her home space at the Geelong Gaol. Join Deb for a rare, immersive evening at the National Crime & Justice
