This is the *story of Black Jack Anderson, the pirate, Middle Island, the cave treasure hunt and the BEER! Black Jack was Australia's only pirate who roamed the waters near Middle Island in the 1830’s, wreaking havoc and trauma to local Aboriginal people & to passers by with his brutal and lawless behaviour. Set in the Recherche Archipelago, Esperance Western Australia.
While the word pirate can be taken in a light hearted way, this is a story with a dark history, particularly for the Wudjari Nyungar, who were directly impacted by Anderson, and who have a deep cultural connection to Middle Island and the surrounding ocean, islands and land.
EVERY BEER HAS A STORY.
(*short version - full v...