Travel Bug Dog Tag Dick Turpin

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Released:
Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Origin:
United Kingdom
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My aim is to travel around the world being photographed at locations where other notorious outlaws carried out their evil deeds.

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Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin was a notorious British highwayman who robbed people in the area of Epping Forest east of London in England. Later in his life, to avoid capture, he moved north where he was arrested for his ungentlemanly attitude after killing a cock. He was then recognised for who he was and convicted for horse thieving and hanged on York Knavesmire on 7th April 1739. Though horse theft carried the death penalty at the time, it was not the normal sentence. It is thought that Dick Turpin was executed for the offence more to avoid the necessity of sending him to London to stand trial for crimes for which he would undoubtedly hang rather than specifically for the horse theft itself. The TB is a horse brass depicting Dick Turpin and his legendary ride from York to London on his horse Black Bess. There is little evidence to support Dick Turpin ever having made this famous ride, the story first appearing in work of fiction. If the ride ever did take place, it is more likely to have been undertaken by another highwayman Quick Nick who is said to have made the ride to successfully establish an alibi for a crime that he had committed elsewhere.

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Tracking History (26690.3mi) View Map

Discovered It 12/12/2006 Roostaman discovered it   Visit Log

Spotted this one on the way past, but will leave it for another traveller heading in the right direction.
Dropped Off 11/25/2006 kenco placed it in Quilters New South Wales, Australia - 1,759.51 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/12/2006 kenco retrieved it from Kinder Cache Western Australia, Australia   Visit Log

Grabbed from Kinder Cache and will be placing nearer where bush rangers used to hang out in NSW.
Dropped Off 11/7/2006 Team Layabout placed it in Kinder Cache Western Australia, Australia - 17.62 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/3/2006 Team Layabout retrieved it from 1st Western Australia, Australia   Visit Log

Retrieved for further travels
Dropped Off 11/3/2006 Team Layabout placed it in 1st Western Australia, Australia - 20.34 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/25/2006 Team Layabout retrieved it from Black Beauty Western Australia, Australia   Visit Log

Will relocate soon
Dropped Off 10/22/2006 Aushiker placed it in Black Beauty Western Australia, Australia - 12.12 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/21/2006 Aushiker retrieved it from Herdsman Lake Western Australia, Australia   Visit Log

Picked up Dick Turpin to take him to visit Fremantle Prison. Fremantle Prison was built by convicts in the 1850s, it became a colonial prison in the 1880s and its inmates extended to include women as well as men. More details about Fremantle Prison can be found at http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/

  • One view of Fremantle Prison
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/12/2006 Aushiker retrieved it from Your Honour I Only TNLNSL Western Australia, Australia   Visit Log

Retrieved Dick from Your Honour I only TNLNSL. Seems poetic! Will have to think of a good cache for Dick to goto next.

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