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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 The Hanged Man : The Life and Death of Ronald Ryan
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'Ronald Joseph Ryan was hanged in Melbourne on 3 February 1967, following his conviction for the shooting murder of a prison warder. The event took place during his escape from maximum-security Pentridge gaol. This biography provides a definitive account of the life and death of a man whose execution stopped a nation.' Source: Libraries Australia.

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton North, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Scribe , 2002 .
      Extent: xx, 490 p., [32] p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., ports.
      Note/s:
      • Bibliography: p. 473-478.
      • Includes index
      ISBN: 0908011504 (hbk), 0908011490 (pbk.)
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Scribe , 2003 .
      image of person or book cover 3931359773045637259.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: xxii, 490 p., [32] p. of platesp.
      Edition info: New ed.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:
      • Includes index.
      • Bibliography (p. 473 - 478).
      ISBN: 0908011946
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Works about this Work

Books Lucy Sussex , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 30 March 2003; (p. 9)
— Review of The Hanged Man : The Life and Death of Ronald Ryan Mike Richards , 2002 single work biography ; Chasing the Break Michael Panckridge , 2003 single work children's fiction
Books Lucy Sussex , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 30 March 2003; (p. 9)
— Review of The Hanged Man : The Life and Death of Ronald Ryan Mike Richards , 2002 single work biography ; Chasing the Break Michael Panckridge , 2003 single work children's fiction
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Awards

2003 highly recommended National Biography Award
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