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That night Joe stared through the bars of a damp prison cell
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Joe coolly hid among bales of hay in the loft of the prison stables
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Joe made for a familiar bush inn at Mahogany Creek
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The bushranger dashed upstairs, wriggled through an attic window, slid down the roof onto a horse and galloped away
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Yet not long after his release Joe was in trouble again
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Joe was put to work on a chain gang but it wasn't long_before he slipped out of his iron shackles
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Eventually Joe became weary from days on the run
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Soon Joe was up to his old tricks
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Storm clouds gather as Joe struck off his chains at a blacksmiths forge and then scurried back to his hideout in the hills
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Back in the yard of Fremantle Prison Moondyne Joe was chained by the neck as an example to other prisoners of what to expect if they dared to escape
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Cover
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The Governor was pleased
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Joe barely survived in the tortuous cell
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The Governor ordered rocks to be brought inside the prison and every day Joe was led from his cell and put to work splitting lumps of limestone
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The Governor nearly choked on his dinner when he received news of the escape
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Troopers searched far and wide but Joe had vanished into the wild country he knew so well
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One night some troopers stopped at a vineyard on their way back from investigating a crime
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Joe was escorted back to prison
Item Detail
Summary
Includes original artworks, preliminary artworks, proofs, draft manuscripts, and related papers to the publication of the book, The Legend of Moondyne Joe.
Warnings and disclaimer
Title devised by cataloguer. Original artwork for the Book cover is held by the State Library of Victoria.
Subjects
- Children's literature -- Illustrations.
- Convicts -- Western Australia -- Pictorial works.
- Art -- Western Australia.
Copyright status
In copyright. Copyright is held by illustrator and the author.
Terms of use
May not be reproduced due to copyright. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia.
Access restrictions
Available for reference; not for loan.
Call Number
PWC/320
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