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An Australian prisoner escaped so many times the government had to build a special cell to hold him.

An Australian prisoner escaped so many times the government had to build a special cell to hold him. The cell they built was so strong they promised to forgive his crimes if he could escape again. His name was Joseph Bolitho Johns, but he was better known as Moondyne Joe.  He was Western Australia's best known bushranger, a term which referred to runaway Australian convicts or criminals who had the survival skills to hide from authorities in the Australian bush in the 1800's.  His first charge was for burglary, which...

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Published By: OMGFacts - Wednesday, 30 May, 2012