In Search of the Castaways · Character
Ben Joyce
A dangerous escaped convict leading a band of twenty-nine runaways through the Australian colonies, wanted for a railway crime that left a guard dead.
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Also known as Ben
First appearance: xl a startling discovery
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Ben Joyce commands a gang of convicts who escaped the Perth penitentiary and have since terrorized the Melbourne and Sandhurst Railway, derailing the night express and murdering a guard. The colonial authorities warn…
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- Other
Character groups
- Main Search Party
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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