It was a clear and fine day, on Wednesday 18th February 1874. Steamer Little Nell departed George Town for Launceston, as she did thrice weekly. But the journey on this day was to be catastrophic.
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Charlotte Badger, Australia’s only female pirate (but was she actually a pirate?)
Popular culture records Charlotte Badger as Australia’s only female pirate. According to one tale, under the captaincy of Badger –
The Venus became the terror of Bass Strait. Frightful atrocities were committed; ships were captured, plundered and sunk.
Elvie Williams, Australian Woman’s Mirror
But was Charlotte Badger actually a pirate?
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