Geelong Gaol

Catch Up – 2025 So far!

Hello friends, it has been a while! Let me catch you up on what I have been doing and what is planned for the remainder of 2025. Late in 2024, I co authored another book with Roy Maloy and another author called Ash Tonkin. This book is called Black Widow – Women Who Kill (and…

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What a Year …… So Far!

Hey to everyone who is still here! I promise I am still in the land of the living – but what a year 2024 has been so far and with more still to come! I have finally managed to put up a new podcast on the fabulous Cecilia Curtain and I promise I am working…

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The One Eyed Tiger of Little Bourke Street

The story of Cecilia Curtain takes in several crimes in different areas of Victoria. Cecilia’s story has fascinated me ever since I first saw her rap sheet photo complete with an eye patch covering her right eye! Her family history also links 2 other infamous crimes – a murder and a gold robbery!   Cecilia…

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The One Eyed Tiger of Little Bourke Street

Cecilia Curtain is one our prisoners at Geelong Gaol, being incarcerated there in 1893 as part of one of her many sentences. She has always fascinated me with her eye patch over her right eye, wondering what had happened to her to cause such an injury. I will tell you what I think during the…

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A Night in the Museum

 I am pleased to announce that Madam Murder is doing a tour of the Geelong Gaol – National Crime and Justice Museum on April 7th at 8pm. Come along and listen to Madam Murder as she regales you with stories of the gaol, her staff and prisoners, colonial crimes, murder and executions. Plus a few…

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Im Still Here

Been a while but if you are still here…..Hi! While I haven’t been as active on the podcast, I have been busy! I had surgery back in May which restricted me for a little while but am now fitter than ever. I have just restarted doing tours at the Geelong Gaol Museum on a Sunday…

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Locked Up With History Tours

The Australian Heritage Festival is coming to Victoria between April 18th through to May 18th. Their theme this year is Shared Stories. As part of this festival, I will be delivering two tours at the Geelong Gaol on 23/4/2023 and 7/5/2023, both at 1.30pm.  The tour will cover the history of the goal and the…

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Welcome to 2023!

Hello everyone and happy new year! Firstly, apologies for the lack of new content but 2023 is a new year and full of new adventures! The reason I haven’t posted very much is I was asked to write a chapter for a new book that is due to be released in April 2023.  It is…

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Escape and Execution of Angus Murray

Angus Murray was the last man to be executed on the gallows of Old Melbourne Goal in 1924. His life began in Adelaide and would see him incarcerated in 4 states – South Australia, Western Australia NSW and Victoria. He became a master thief, a conman and a bigamist.   Murray’s last job after his audacious escape from…

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Escape and Execution of Angus Murray

Angus Murray was the last man to be executed on the gallows of Old Melbourne Goal in 1924. His life began in Adelaide and would see him incarcerated in 4 states – South Australia, Western Australia NSW and Victoria. He became a master thief, a conman and a bigamist. Murray’s last job after his audacious…

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