26 Nov 1879 - mugshot of Captain Moonlight
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26 Nov 1879 - mugshot of Captain Moonlight
#OnThisDay 26 November 1879 the mugshot of AG Scott aka Captain Moonlight was taken at Darlinghurst Gaol. Captain Moonlight was a notorious bushranger who "who committed various crimes – bank-robbery, passing false cheques, stealing gold – and led a gang of outlaws until he was eventually caught by police, tried in Sydney in 1879 and subsequently executed in Darlinghurst Gaol in 1880."
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- See the Story page on Captain Moonlight
- Bushrangers in NSW Guide
- Search and view c.46,000 records in the Index to Gaol Photos
- Exhibition e-catalogue - Captured: Portraits of Crime, 1870-1930
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AG Scott, aka Captain Moonlight.DIGITAL ID 2138_a006_a00603_6043000132
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AG Scott, aka Captain Moonlight.DIGITAL ID 2138_a006_a00603_6043000132
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AG Scott, aka Captain Moonlight.DIGITAL ID 2138_a006_a00603_6043000132
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In this episode we show you the very popular Gaol Photo Description Books. The photos (or mugshots) of prisoners are from gaols right across NSW and date from 1870-1930.
Archives Behind the Scenes - Gaol photos
Online Indexes
Gaol Inmates / Prisoners Photos Index
Research Guides
Bushrangers in NSWGaol Inmates / Prisoners Guide
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The Gaol Photographs are an extraordinary collection of images and information of men women and children who were incarcerated in the NSW prison system. We have indexed and digitised our c.1870-c.1930 photographs. This webinar takes a look at the photographs and how to find them.
Mini webinar: Gaol photographs
Exhibition
Explore the stories of men, women and children who were incarcerated in NSW gaols from 1870 to 1930. The exhibition engages with photographic portraits and descriptions of prisoners sourced from the State Archives Collection of Gaol Photographic Description Books.
Captured: Portraits of Crime, 1870 – 1930
Stories
Confidence Tricks - CardsharpingMargaret Greenwood: A Life of CrimeTrial Bay Gaol (Photos)
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