reward · 1842
25-pound-per-head reward for three Crown prisoners who escaped Parramatta Gaol on 4 Dec 1842 after shooting the gatekeeper: John M'Cann (per Mangles, native of Belfast, stonecutter), James O'Donnell alias M'Donald (per Lady Kennaway, native of Greenock), and William Lynch (per Norfolk, native of Tipperary). Full descriptions given.
WHEREAS it has been represented to His Excellency the GOVERNOR, that three Prisoners of the Crown, named John M'Cann, …
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OffenderJohn M'Cann
ShipMangles
OffenderJames O'Donnell, alias M'Donald
ShipLady Kennaway
OffenderWilliam Lynch
ShipNorfolk
PlaceParramatta Gaol
PersonGatekeeper
OfficialE. Deas Thomson
PlaceBelfast
PlaceGreenock
PlaceTippe- rary
New South Wales Government Gazette, No. 103, 27 December 1842.
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