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Armed robbers and outlaws
- Bushrangers were armed robbers and outlaws who resided in the Australian bush between the 1780s and the early 1900s. The original use of the term dates back to the early years of the British colonisation of Australia, and applied to transported convicts who had escaped into the bush to hide from the authorities.
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Oct 23, 2014 · Murderers, madmen and outlaws feature prominently in Australia’s early colonial history. Many were escaped British and Irish convicts who chose to risk starvation and exposure in the harsh Australian bush rather than serve out sentences of hard labour for crimes in their home countries.
Bushrangers were armed robbers and outlaws who resided in the Australian bush between the 1780s and the early 1900s. The original use of the term dates back to the early years of the British colonisation of Australia, and applied to transported convicts who had escaped into the bush to hide from the authorities.
NameLivedArea Of ActivityFateThe Barber (alias of George Clarke)1806–1835Liverpool Plains in New South WalesHangedBluecap (alias of Robert Cotterell)c. 1835–?New South WalesImprisoned, cause of death unknown1799–1826Van Diemen's LandHanged1803–1831Van Diemen's LandHanged- Irish bushrangers and beyond. The true story of the Irish in Australia would not be complete without a look at Ned Kelly and his gang of bushrangers. Kelly was well-known for his anti-British sentiment, something he shared with the Irish ‘rebels’ transported to the colonies years before.
- The Kelly gang. Australia’s most famous bushranger is Ned Kelly. Kelly’s mother, Ellen, was a free Irish immigrant. His father, ‘Red’, was born in County Tipperary, and transported from there in 1841.
- Installing the Kelly gang armour. The armour of the 4 Kelly gang members was on show for the first time outside of Victoria in the exhibition Not Just Ned.
- Gentleman bushranger Martin Cash. Martin Cash by Thomas Bock. Martin Cash was one of Tasmania’s most notorious and popular bushrangers. Born in County Wexford, Ireland, Cash was convicted in 1827 of housebreaking.
- Lily Johnson
- Daniel Morgan (1830-1865) Later dubbed ‘Mad Dog’, Daniel Morgan has a reputation for being one of Australia’s most bloodthirsty bushrangers. A prolific horse thief in his early life, he was first detained on the prison ship Success, where he was said to have been involved in the battery and eventual death of a warden there.
- Captain Thunderbolt (1835-1870) Frederick Wordsworth Ward, better known as Captain Thunderbolt or the ‘gentleman bushranger’, was the longest-roaming bushranger in Australian history and one of the only convicts to break out of the formidable prison of Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour.
- Ben Hall (1837-1865) Ben Hall was a leading member of the Gardiner-Hall gang, a group of bushrangers prolific across New South Wales. After falling in with notorious bushranger Frank Gardiner, Hall began a life of crime.
- Brothers Tom Clarke (1840-1867) and John Clarke (1846-1867) Like many bushrangers, brothers Thomas and John Clarke began their lives as outlaws under the guidance of their father Jack, who had been transported to Sydney in 1828.
Aug 24, 2023 · Ben Hall is one of Australia's best known bushrangers from the gold rush era. He led a gang of bushrangers who staged dozens of robberies and inspired songs, books, and films about his life.
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But what made the outback even more notorious in the 19th century were the bushrangers - bandits who terrorized the region and became infamous for their daring heists, horseback escapes, and violent clashes with the authorities. Here are some of the most famous...
Jan 13, 2023 · Bushrangers form a prominent yet enigmatic group of historical figures in pre-Federation Australia, likely to have had their imprecisely documented exploits further obscured by the popular myths that began to gather around them during their lifetimes. The more we contemplate big Ned himself, the less, we realise, is known for certain.
