Most of us know about Captain Bligh and his reputation for being a bully which landed him in troubles with the crew of the Bounty. What most of us aren’t told about is the early years of his career which saw him busy navigating his way around the sountern end of Tasmanian in company with Continue reading
Ok, I know, this doesn’t look like a convict – but it’s the closest I could get to Rocky – Rocky Whelan, that is. In 1855, the notorious bushranger John Rocky Whelan had one of his hiding places on the east face of Mount Wellington, as well as another bolt hole near Kingston.