In October 1814, J. McKenzie of the 46th Regiment, wrote the following dispatch concerning the robbery of Captain Townson by ‘Captain Michael Howe’ and his gang at George Town: “The bushrangers, or as they style themselves, ‘Gentlemen Foresters’, have robbed poor Captain Townson to the amount of £150 and surprised the party of my menContinue reading “The Robbery of Captain Townson”
Michael Howe: Governor of the Woods
The story of Tasmania's most notorious bushranger.
Michael Howe: Governor of the Woods 