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标题：Besieged at home: Jimmy Governor’s rampage
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作者：Katherine Biber
期刊名称：Public Space: The Journal of Law and Social Justice
印刷版ISSN：1835-0550
出版年度：2008
卷号：2
语种：English
出版社：UTSePress and Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney
摘要：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, Governor’s 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.