Call for Mount Egerton trail

Public Records Office Victoria

A recent PROV discovery has sparked calls to set up a trail in the historic gold mining town Mount Egerton, detailing sites in the elaborate bank robbery where Andrew Scott first adopted the name Captain Moonlite in 1869.

Buildings associated with the theft have long since vanished – but this month a map attached to an original police statement by 19-year-old bank clerk Ludwig Brunn came to light, thanks to a search at PROV by Federation University’s Dr David Waldron.

“These sites linked to Captain Moonlite are all within walking distance of each other in Mount Egerton and I think we should mark them with some long-lasting quality signposts and information boards,” the senior history lecturer said.

A network of local community groups has been established to develop a Heritage Activation (including interpretative signage and a QR based walking trail with AV digital content) telling the story of Moonlight and other heritage features of the town.

The Moonlite story has been dramatised by Dr Waldron in his podcast series ‘Tales from Rat City’ in a three-part episode recreating the dramatic rise and fall of the infamous bushranger.

To listen to Tales from Rat City, visit www.talesfromratcity.com.

To view the full PROV record, visit www.prov.vic.gov.au and search ‘L. W. Brunn’s account of robbery by Scott’.