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Jack Doolan Jack Doolan i(A82084 works by) (a.k.a. James Doolan; Jack Dooling)
Born: Established: Castlemaine, Castlemaine area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

According to biographer, Granville Allen Mawer (The Life and Legend of Jack Doolan : The Wild Colonial Boy), Doolan's identity has long been confused with that of bushranger, John Donahoe. Mawer argues that his research indicates the existence of a Jack Doolan, born in Castlemaine (as traditionally told in the folksong 'The Wild Colonial Boy'). Doolan was sentenced on 19 February 1872 to fourteen years in gaol for bushranging.

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