Screenings
The first showing was in Melbourne at the Athenaeum Hall on 26 December 1906 to much controversy. Many groups at the time, including some politicians and the police interpreted the film as glorifying criminals and in Benalla and Wangaratta the film was banned in 1907, and then again in Victoria in 1912. The film toured Australia for over 20 years and was also shown in New Zealand and Britain. The backers and exhibitors made "a fortune" from the film, perhaps in excess of £25,000.
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