George Jones | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:George_Jones_convict_record_image.jpg) Detail from George Jones' convict record (pertaining to his transportation to Van Diemen's Land in June 1842). | |
| Born | c. 1815 London, England |
| Died | 30 April 1844 |
| Occupation | Bushranger |
| Conviction(s) | Armed robbery |
| Criminal penalty | Execution |
George Jones (c. 1815 – 30 April 1844) was a convict bushranger who, with Martin Cash and Lawrence Kavenagh, escaped from Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land, in late 1842. The three men took to bushranging for a six-month period, robbing homesteads and inns with seeming impunity. After Kavenagh and Cash were captured, Jones remained at large for a further seven months, committing a number of robberies in company with two other escaped convicts. In April 1844 he was captured in a shoot-out with police, convicted and executed.