‘Black Douglas’: a not so dastardly bushranger?
Meg Foster unpicks the shadowy legend of the 19th-century Australian bushranger known as ‘Black Douglas’
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Show Notes
A dastardly bandit responsible for incredibly heinous crimes, or a runaway in search of his freedom? Meg Foster unravels the myth of “Black Douglas”, whose life of crime across 19th-century Australia made him a target of lynch mobs and the popular press. Speaking to Emily Briffett, she explains how Douglas was branded a shadowy bogeyman, and delves into his experiences as a hard-drinking prize-fighter and phrenologist.
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