When I was researching the Dickens brothers for Episode 26, I came across a bushranger I had never heard of. This sparked my curiosity.
He was coined 'Captain Bluecap' because he suffered from opthalmia, an inflammation of the eyes, that made him sensitive to light. He had a habit of wearing a piece of cloth to protect his eyes from sunlight.
So here is the story of Robert Cotterell aka Blucap the Bushranger and his gang!
