NED KELLY, BEN HALL and Captain Thunderbolt – the criminal exploits of these notorious bushrangers are forever etched into our national psyche. But what about the Birdman of the Coorong?
Unless you call the Coorong region of South Australia home – or have visited Lake Albert, one of its biggest waterways, in the past decade – then you probably haven’t heard of him.
Born John Francis Peggotty in Ireland in