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William Buckley (born 1776–1780 – died 30 January 1856), also known as the "wild white man", was an English bricklayer, and served in the military until 1802, when he was convicted of theft. He was then transported to Australia , where he helped construct buildings for the fledgling penal settlement at Port Phillip Bay in what is now ...
convict; convict escapee; emancipist; Indigenous culture recorder; public servant; wild white man; Workplaces. Immigrants' Home (Hobart) Female House of Correction (Hobart) Convict Record. Crime: receiving stolen goods Sentence: life Court: Sussex Trial Date: 2 August 1802. Post-transportation. Children: Yes (1)
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Source. In October 1803, Buckley arrived at the convict settlement at Sullivan Bay, on the Calcutta. However, a lack of fresh water and difficult conditions made the settlement less than satisfactory, and many convicts attempted escape. Buckley was one of the few that succeeded.
William Buckley was an English convict who became famous for his escape and survival in the Australian wilderness. He escaped from the British settlement in Sorrento, Victoria, Australia in 1803 and lived with the Wathaurong Aboriginal people for over 30 years before he was rediscovered by European settlers in 1835.
Sep 30, 2019 · True Crime Australia. Our Criminal History. Escaped convict William Buckley: The man who gave us Buckley’s chance. His escape from the penal colony, which saw one convict shot and others turn back in despair, was itself against the odds. His survival for 30 years in the bush before re-emerging as the “Wild White Man”, defied them completely.
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Roughly a year after he escaped from the convict settlement at Sullivan Bay, William Buckley met two Aboriginal women from the Wathaurung people. The women thought Buckley was the reincarnated spirit of their kinsman – possibly because Buckley was carrying his spear which he had found near the Indigenous man's burial mound.
William Buckley (born 1776–1780 – died 30 January 1856), also known as the " wild white man ", was an English bricklayer, and served in the military until 1802, when he was convicted of theft.
