Who was Mary?

Mary Ann Bugg is the inspiration for Marys Mayhem. She was a proud Worimi woman and arguably Australia's first female bushranger in the 1800s. Married to Captain Thunderbolt, legend has it that she single-handedly busted him out of prison on Cockatoo Island by swimming across shark infested waters of Sydney Harbour with a file held between her teeth. She was jailed for unconventional acts like wearing men's clothing and operated out of Mudgee. What a legend!

Watch a fun and informative video on who she was below:

History

Graveleur would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Mudgee region as the Wiradjuri people. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past, present, and emerging.

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