The hanging judge’s Plan B
Redmond Barry is best known for sending Ned Kelly to the gallows. But he never would have sat in judgement if it wasn’t for some poor judgement of his own.
State Library Victoria librarian Andrew McConville joins the show to tell the tale of Barry’s torrid love affair at sea, and how it changed the young lawyer’s life.
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