Beseiged at Home: Jimmy Governor's Rampage

Biber, K

Beseiged at Home: Jimmy Governor's Rampage

Biber, K

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Publisher:: University of Technology, Sydney
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Public Space: The Journal of Law and Social Justice, 2008, 2 pp. 1 - 41
Issue Date:: 2008-01

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dc.contributor.author	Biber, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2189-3157	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Public Space: The Journal of Law and Social Justice, 2008, 2 pp. 1 - 41	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1835-0550	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10491
dc.description.abstract	In July 1900, Jimmy Governor and his brother Joe commenced their murderous rampage across central New South Wales, killing nine women and children, maiming others, and raping a teenage girl. They were pursued for three months across 3000 kilometres, taunting their hunters with clues, letters and tricks. The last men in the state to be proclaimed outlaws, their pursuit and capture fascinated and terrified a nation on the eve of its Federation.After his conviction, Governors execution was delayed until after the conclusion of Federation celebrations; even a fragile nation understood the perilous symbolism of launching nationhood whilst hanging a transgressive black man. This article re-examines the crimes, evidence and trial of Governor, and the intense media reportage around them. It reveals a perpetually contested claim for control: of the family, the workplace, race, nation and empire.	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Technology, Sydney	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Public Space: The Journal of Law and Social Justice	en_US
dc.title	Beseiged at Home: Jimmy Governor's Rampage	en_US
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Abstract:

In July 1900, Jimmy Governor and his brother Joe commenced their murderous rampage across central New South Wales, killing nine women and children, maiming others, and raping a teenage girl. They were pursued for three months across 3000 kilometres, taunting their hunters with clues, letters and tricks. The last men in the state to be proclaimed outlaws, their pursuit and capture fascinated and terrified a nation on the eve of its Federation.After his conviction, Governors execution was delayed until after the conclusion of Federation celebrations; even a fragile nation understood the perilous symbolism of launching nationhood whilst hanging a transgressive black man. This article re-examines the crimes, evidence and trial of Governor, and the intense media reportage around them. It reveals a perpetually contested claim for control: of the family, the workplace, race, nation and empire.

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