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S1E11: Captain Moonlite - A Real Old-Timey P.I.M.P.

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 01:24:04
Publish Date: 2020-08-17 08:00:00
Description:

Josie and Mel (via Zoom) discuss the life story of Captain Moonlite (aka Andrew Scott), an 1800s Irish-born larrikin who may or may not have been Australia's first gay bushranger.


Wanna skip le zest? Skip straight to 21:22.


CREDITS:


A Guide To Australian Bushranging

https://aguidetoaustralianbushranging.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/captain-moonlite-an-overview/


The Monthly by Jeff Sparrow

https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2015/november/1446296400/jeff-sparrow/queer-bushranger


Australian Geographic by Jared Richards (we know him!)

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2017/01/on-this-day-captain-moonlite-hanged/ 


Australian Dictionary of Biography

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/scott-andrew-george-4546 


You, Me and Junee

https://www.youmeandjunee.com.au/explore/self-guided-drives/bushrangers.aspx 


NSW State Archives and Records:

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/stories/bushranger-captain-moonlight 


Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Moonlite 




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