From Trial Bay to Goulburn: The story of John Sleigh

By Phil Lee, Kempsey Museum
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:19am, first published October 25 2020 - 5:00am
John Sleigh Gaol Photograph October 25 1900 (State Records of NSW)
John Sleigh Gaol Photograph October 25 1900 (State Records of NSW)

John Sleigh, a Trial Bay Gaol prisoner, used nautical skills acquired aboard a training ship for juvenile offenders to gain his freedom in a daring rescue in August 1899.

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