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S4E6 The Fremantle Five - Escape, Survival & Murder

Convict Australia by Jennifer Twemlow

May 1, 202500:34:02Society & Culture

In January 1859, five convicts escaped from a Fremantle work party and vanished into the bush, launching one of the most dramatic manhunts in Western Australian history. Stealing boats and navigating treacherous coastal...

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S4E6 The Fremantle Five - Escape, Survival & Murder is an episode from Convict Australia by Jennifer Twemlow. In January 1859, five convicts escaped from a Fremantle work party and vanished into the bush, launching one of the most dramatic...

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Published May 1, 2025, 00:34:02 long, audio available.

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