Don Christophersen News Today

The remarkable historic gaol in Darwin, which gained a reputation for being one of the easiest from which to escape, is being brought back to life thanks to a new audio tour.

The drawings were uncovered by accident. Curator and historian, Muran man Don Christophersen had been researching another prisoner when he found them at the South Australian Museum. Official records from the time portray Flannigan as a cowardly and cruel man, citing a dispute over a card game as his motive for Croker’s murder – but Christophersen believes there was something deeper at play. “It wasn’t the card game, the card game was just the spark. There was something under...

Charlie Flannigans death-row art tells the story of NTs first hanged man WedWednesday 10 updated WedWednesday 10 MarMarch 2021 at 3:09am Possibly a scene depicting Charlie Flannigans retreat after the murder of Sam Croker in 1892. ( Print text only Cancel Youre about to be hanged for a murder you committed. You can hear the prison workers testing the new gallows in the yard to make sure the towns first hanging goes to plan. Key points: Almost 130 years ago, he became the first man hanged in the...