They'll Never Hold Me | Author Talk with Michael Adams

Next date: Wednesday, 14 May 2025 | 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM

This event will include light refreshments at 5pm before the talk begins at 5.30pm.

In 1959, Australians were thrilled by every move made by a new criminal underdog – a Ned Kelly for the rock’n’roll era. Kevin John Simmonds was a charismatic crook whose brazen crime spree had scored him a lengthy prison sentence. But as he was led from court, he boasted, ‘They’ll never hold me.’

This is the true story of an antihero with a code of honour who captured the public’s hearts and minds, even as he enraged the cops and the establishment. Brilliantly researched and written by Michael Adams, of the Forgotten Australia podcast, this tale takes us beyond the public adventures that made Simmo public enemy No. 1. Revealing the haunting tragedies he was trying to outrun – and the terrible fate that even he might not escape.

This is a free event, be sure to secure your spot!