Check out this little teaser for storiesofourtown.com new film Lycett and Wallis: The Convict and the Commandant (Out late December). Nov 7th, 2020 marks the 200th anniversary of the murder of Aboriginal leader Burigon. Newcastle, like most Australian cities has a horrendous history with indigenous people, but we were the first town to try, convict and hang a European for the murder of an Aboriginal person. This is that story. It’s also the story of a very unlikely friendship.