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'It is widely believed the phrase “Buckley’s chance” refers to William Buckley, an escaped convict who staggered out of the bush in 1835, dressed in kangaroo and possum skins and carrying a spear and a club. He had survived for 30 years, having been taken in by the Wadawurrung people. At the time, the story of the Wild White Man gripped the public imagination.' (Introduction)
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