Moondyne Joe's Frequent Prison Escapes

During the 19th century, Australia's most famous bushranger, Joseph Bolitho Johns-also known as Moondyne Joe-escaped prison so frequently that authorities built a special high-security facility for him. Interestingly, a confident jailor declared, "If you get out again, I will set you free." Remarkably, Moondyne Joe managed to escape from this secure prison, and although authorities recaptured him two years later, the jailor honored his promise.

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