Events In History
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17 May 1962George Wilder escapes from prisonWilder was a burglar who left apology and thank-you notes for his victims. He was at large for 65 days, becoming a renegade folk hero in the process. His second (and longer) period on the run the following year won him even greater notoriety. Read more...
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27 August 1911Pawelka's last prison breakJoseph Pawelka escaped from Wellington's Terrace Gaol. It was the last in a series of bold but seemingly effortless prison escapes he made over a period of 18 months. Read more...
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Main image: Rotoaira prison and conscientious objectors
Rotoaira Prison, where imprisoned objectors worked on road-building in the inhospitable Rangipō district south of Lake Taupō.
