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William Russell: Captain Bushranger - Collector's Edition

by Bernard Weekes
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781764514934
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Back Creek Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Back Creek Press
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 270
  • Original Price: GBP 44.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 518 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Australia & New Zealand

William Russell - Captain Bushranger

A documented true story from Ireland to colonial Australia and Norfolk Island, reconstructed from court records, newspapers, and archival sources.

William Russell was never meant to survive.

Sentenced to seven years transportation in 1834. Sentenced again in 1841 to life on Norfolk Island - in a penal system designed to break men - he endured punishment, exile, and years without hope. When release came in colonial Australia, it was not freedom, only distance. His name remained written down, his past never closed, the search was never abandoned.

This book traces William Russell's life from convict to husband and father, as he and Sarah build a life lived carefully and always under threat. Troopers, records, and old accusations follow him across rivers, goldfields, and growing Australian towns. Survival depends not on heroics, but on restraint, patience, and knowing when to move on.

Remembered by some as "Captain Bushranger," Russell never claimed the name. It was applied by others - a label that survived where much of the man's own voice did not. This work returns to the records to examine the life behind the name.

Written by a sixth-generation descendant of William Russell, the book brings together history and family memory to illuminate the life of a man who lived in the shadows of Australia's frontier era.

Based on historical records, with interpretation where the record falls silent.

Weekes, Bernard: - Bernard Weekes is a descendant of William Russell and has drawn on archival records, contemporary newspapers, and family history to reconstruct William Russell's life and context within colonial Australia.

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