The Joe Governor StoryBushranger, Joe Governor was shot and killed on October 31, 1900, near Mount Royal via Singleton. His body was brought back to Singleton by his pursuers and it was in the Caledonian Hotel, George Street, Singleton that the body of Aboriginal Bushranger and multiple murderer, was laid out.
Joe and his brother Jimmy were passing through Singleton on the run from the law. Joe was trying to get to an Aboriginal mission at St Clair when he was split up from his brother Jimmy after an ambush. His grave can be seen at the Whittingham Cemetery (3km south of Singleton) and a plaque set into a one-metre high boulder marks the site. His corpse was not permitted within the bounds of the graveyard.
He and his brother, Jimmy Governor, were greatly feared in the district at the end of the 19th century. The book and film, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, are based on their activities.
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