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Melvill’s Cave. Mt. Kooyoora, formerly the haunt of the notorious bushranger Captain Melville, c. 1860 - c. 1869, courtesy of State Library of Victoria.

Title: Melvill’s Cave. Mt. Kooyoora, formerly the haunt of the notorious bushranger Captain Melville
Description: The cave pictured here, said to be Captain Melville's bush hide-out north-east of Bendigo, is today a popular rockclimbing site known as Bushranger Bluff at Mt Kooyoora. Melville is also said to have had a cave near Mt Arapiles in Victoria's western district.
Date: c. 1860 - c. 1869
Control: Accession Number: H2987, Image Number: mp003386
Archival Source: Pictures Collection; State Library of Victoria. Details
Published Source: Blake, L. J., 'Melville, Francis (1822 - 1857)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050270b.htm. Details
Rights: Courtesy State Library of Victoria

Created: 1 August 2006

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