Topic June / July 2023. Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne was a big man. He was 6 feet 4″ tall – most unusual for a man born in Victorian times (1865) and he was built accordingly. The name of Cutcliffe Hyne is known by few people nowadays, but had you mentioned the name to Frontiersmen a hundred years ago, you would find that most had read at least one of his many fiction books, particularly the “Captain Kettle” stories. Those who owned a “Frontiersman’s Pocket Book”¹ would recognise him as one of the contributors. Cutcliffe Hyne is listed as one of the original and founder-members of the Legion of Frontiersmen, but what has not been acknowledged is the input he had to the original plans for forming the Legion. Continue reading
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