Moondyne Joe
Convict, bushranger · Australia · On the map · Lived 1827 to 1900 · aged 73
Joseph Bolitho Johns, better known as Moondyne Joe, was a Cornish-Welsh convict and Western Australia's best-known bushranger. Born into poor and relatively difficult circumstances, he became something of a petty criminal robber with a strong sense of self-determination.
Moondyne Joe is read about 63 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Remnants of a fence and well, built by Moondyne Joe
Remnants of Moondyne Joe's gate; it was this gate that he used to trap stock![It has been said[by whom?] that the tales of Moondyne Joe inspired John Boyle O'Reilly to make his daring escape in 1869](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/John_Boyle_O%27Reilly_cph.3a38519.jpg/500px-John_Boyle_O%27Reilly_cph.3a38519.jpg)
It has been said[by whom?] that the tales of Moondyne Joe inspired John Boyle O'Reilly to make his daring escape in 1869
Moondyne Joe's Bar and Bistro, Fremantle, takes its name from the famous bushrangerAbout this person
He is remembered as a person who had escaped multiple times from prison.
Country
Australia
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1827 to 1900 · aged 73