- Behind the Scenes -

Rope and Pitt built the gallows then used them

George Rope and George Pitt As with most gaols in Australia, they were provided with a gallows. The gallows were of a standard size and...

Ripper Connection - Dr. Hebbert

Dr Charles Hebbert, (1918 Merchant Seaman Surgeon photograph) 1856-1925 A chilling connection between Armidale, NSW and the infamous...

The Hairy Man aka Riley the Bushranger

"THE HAIRY MAN " At Armidale, a man named John Burns (alias Shields) was brought before the Court on a charge of larceny, and remanded...

George Murray Dunn

George Murray Dunn was born around 1849 in Londonderry, Ireland to Robert and Sarah Dunn. By 1868 he had qualified as a solicitor and...

Joseph Giovanni Thurlow - Deputy Sheriff - Mudgee

Joseph was 43 when he was found dead in 1882. He was born in England on the 1839 and at the time of his death was a clerk at the Central...

John Merrin - Police

John was born in County Wexford in Ireland in 1837, the son of James Merrin and Mary Anne Larkin. He lived in a place called Saltmills, a...

Tracker - James Gillis McDonald

James was born 26 January1872 in the area of Lahey's Creek to Eliza (nee McNabb) and Thomas (Tommy) McDonald. James Falconer employed...

Gallow Builders

Hudson Brothers of Blackwater Bay, Sydney were the Government choice to build demountable gallows so that each Gaol could erected a...