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The One Eyed Tiger of Little Bourke Street

2 September 2024 Geelong Gaol

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

2 September 2024
Season 4
Episode 1
 Locked up with History

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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Murder of Mary Lucas

26 July 2021
Season 1
Episode 11
 Executions, Murders

In this episode we head back to earlier and perhaps simpler times to 1854 and Little Bourke street in Melbourne. Luke and Mary Lucas had immigrated to Australia in 1849 with hopes of a better life. In 1852 the Lucas family moved to the Little Bourke Street area of Melbourne. But by November 1854, both…

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Murder of Mary Lucas

25 July 2021
Season 1
Episode 11
 Locked up with History 00:26:54

In this episode we head back to earlier and perhaps simpler times to 1854 and Little Bourke street in Melbourne. Luke and Mary Lucas had immigrated to Australia in 1849 with hopes of a better life. But by November 1854, both Mary and Luke would be dead leaving three children as orphans. What happened to…

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