James Sutherland (bushranger)

[citation needed] After his release, Sutherland moved to Hobart, where he worked as a dogsbody at a hotel, but grew to resent his employers, alleging that they mistreated him.

During his incarceration, he posed for a visiting photographer alongside friend and fellow prisoner James Ogden, who was serving time for larceny.

Sutherland later found employment at a farm at Kangaroo Point, where he remained for three years before deciding to pursue a career in mining.

[citation needed] In early 1883, Sutherland partnered with 20-year-old James Ogden in committing armed robberies and engaging in other bushranging activities in and around Epping Forest.

[1] Their crime spree culminated in the murder of two men: telegraph linesman William Wilson and mail coach driver Alfred Holman.