S3E10 The Skinny Dip that started a Rebellion

Ralph Entwhistle, a convict with a life sentence, stripped off for a quick dip in the Macquarie River in 1829. This innocent act got him into a lot of trouble! Join me as I tell the story of how one little swim on a beautiful spring day led to a high-stakes battle in Bathurst, NSW. LINKS Grab a copy of Convict Sydney, the real-life stories of 32 prisoners : Support Convict Australia and receive goodies such as the Convict Australia Newsletter: Join the conversation on our Facebook & Instagram pages: Start your search for your convict ancestors: SOURCES 1830 'Classified Advertising', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) , 12 October, p. 4. , viewed 24 May 2022, 1830 'THE BUSHRANGERS AT BATHURST.', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) , 21 October, p. 3. , viewed 03 Oct 2022, BATHURST. (1830, October 21). The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) , p. 2. Retrieved October 8, 2022, from 1830 'Supreme Court.', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) , 11 November, p. 3. , viewed 01 Oct 2022, 1830 'The Courier.', The Hobart Town Courier (Tas. : 1827 - 1839) , 27 November, p. 2. , viewed 07 Oct 2022, 1830 'The Bathurst Insurgents.', The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848) , 3 December, p. 4. , viewed 08 Oct 2022, 1930 'The RIBBON BOYS', The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 1955) , 13 August, p. 9. , viewed 08 Oct 2022, 1998, “Bushrangers at Abercrombie caves” Abercrombie Caves , by Barry Cubitt, viewed 3 October 2022, 2019, “The Bathurst Rebellion: Inside Australia’s strangest convict uprising”, M. Adams, NewsComAu , viewed 30 May 2022, THANK YOU Special thanks to Sue Reed. Music by Ahjay Stelino

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S3E10 The Skinny Dip that started a Rebellion is an episode from Convict Australia by Jennifer Twemlow.

This episode is 00:16:14 long.

This episode was published on Oct 13, 2022.

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