On 15 July 1893, Aboriginal stockman Charlie Flannigan became the first man to be executed in the Northern Territory after shooting station manager Sam Croker during a game of cribbage. During his imprisonment at Fannie Bay gaol, Flannigan was given drawing materials and sketched vignettes of his travels and station and bush life.

Recently, Darwin-based First Nations historian Donald Christophersen uncovered a rare cache of Flannigan’s finely wrought sketches at the South Australian Museum. In A Little Bit of Justice, Don presents a collection of Flannigan’s artwork and archival documents relating to the events leading to his execution. In this  Book Chat episode, Don shares insights into the gaps and silences surrounding Flannigan’s story, the significance of his artwork and the colour bias in NT executions. Broadcast: 14 October 2023

Don Christophersen is a descendant of the First Nations language groups of the Cobourg Peninsula and Kakadu National Park and works as a historian for Library and Archives NT. 

A Little Bit of Justice is available from Red Kangaroo Books or the author: donchristo@bigpond.com