Robbers Tree - heritage-listed tree

Point of Interest

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Bedford Street, Cunnamulla, Queensland.

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Description

The Robber's Tree is situated on the outskirts of Cunnamulla at the southern end of Stockyard Street, near the corner of Bedford Street, on a low sand ridge. A low fence of metal posts and wire has been constructed around it. The tree is a mature specimen, said to be a Cypress Pine. A living reminder of the Cunnamulla Bank Robbery in 1880, The Robber, Joseph Wells, hid in the tree but was quickly captured by the irate townspeople whose money he had stolen. Joseph Wells goes down in history as the last man, in Queensland, to receive the death penalty for his particular crime. No camping or overnight parking.

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Location

Lat: -28.073971 Lng: 145.681611