What does England and Western Australia have in common?

[ILLYRIAN]

Today there is a festival in town celebrating the Moondyne Festival. When a criminal from England by the name of Joseph Bolitho Johns was transported here in 1865, he lived in the area near Toodyay known as Moondyne. Known as (A.K.A.) Moondyne Joe.

 

[November]

Is that the same Moondyne Joe that had the special cell in the Freo prison? Jarrah walls? Cos he kept escaping?

Did you go to the festival @ILLYRIAN ? What did they celebrate?

I think the only thing on around here today was pony club. I saw all the horse floats and kids with bows in their hair come through town this morning.

 

[ILLYRIAN]

Thanks for the question @November,
yes he did have a cell lined specially for him, he was told that he'd be set free if he escaped from there, so he escaped.
I stopped going to the festival after they employed people who told facts they thought were correct, plus one stall was allowed to sell knives. There used to be a historical theme running through the festival that takes place in half the town of Toodyay.

 

[November]

Freo prison seems overhyped as far as prisons go... I think a fair few escaped 😆 although the last tour I did was the ghost/night tour so my memory might be surpressed by the trauma of that one. I screamed almost the entire time. Except when my friend got strapped to the cross and whipped, that was all giggles.

I know you didn't go to primary here, but maybe your daughter had to sing this at school too? It still pops into my head from time to time.