This talk was originally scheduled to take place at the Blockhouse Bay Library as part of Auckland Heritage Fesitval 2020.
Long before George Wilder became a New Zealand legend with his prison escapes and the manhunts to apprehend him, there was Isaac Robinson, ex-soldier and serial-escapee from the Mt Eden stockade.
Taking place over 150 years ago, his story spans from Ngāruawāhia to the Waitākeres, with at least one incident taking place in Blockhouse Bay. He captured the public imagination for several months in 1866, then six years later vanished without a trace.
Lisa relates the lost tale of Isaac Robinson, the man no prison could hold for very long.
Image: 'General view of Mount Eden Gaol', Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 7-A14496
