This is the extraordinary story of Constable Joseph Luker who was murdered on 26 August 1803, and of Joseph Samuels who was sentenced to be hanged but escaped the noose three times.  Listen to how the lives of Luker and Samuels collided one fateful night and why both men will be remembered in Australian history.

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SOURCES

1803 'ROBBERY.', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), 28 August, p. 4. , viewed 01 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article625757

1803 'Third Day.', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), 25 September, p. 3. , viewed 03 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article625790

1803 'SYDNEY.', The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), 2 October, p. 2. , viewed 08 Aug 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article625802

2012 ‘Joseph Luker.’, The Australian Police, viewed 04 Aug 2021, https://www.australianpolice.com.au/joseph-luker/?print=print

2018 ‘The Murder of Joseph Luker’., The Dictionary of Sydney, Rachel Franks, viewed 01 Aug 2021, https://home.dictionaryofsydney.org/the-murder-of-joseph-luker/

2019 Franks, Rachel, ‘The murder of Constable Joseph Luker’, Dictionary of Sydney, viewed 03 Aug 2021, http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/the_murder_of_constable_joseph_luker

THANK YOU

Special thanks to Robert Twemlow, Mark Blakey, Chris Twemlow & Sue Reed.

Music by Ahjay Stelino