Australian Bushrangers 1788 1880

Author : Ian Knight
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472831095

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Australian Bushrangers 1788–1880 by Ian Knight Pdf

The first 'bushrangers' or frontier outlaws were escaped or time-expired convicts, who took to the wilderness – 'the bush' – in New South Wales and on the island of Tasmania. Initially, the only Crown forces available were redcoats from the small, scattered garrisons, but by 1825 the problem of outlawry led to the formation of the first Mounted Police from these soldiers. The gold strikes of the 1860s attracted a new group of men who preferred to get rich by the gun rather than the shovel. The roads, and later railways, that linked the mines with the cities offered many tempting targets and were preyed upon by the bushrangers. This 1860s generation boasted many famous outlaws who passed into legend for their boldness. The last outbreak came in Victoria in 1880, when the notorious Kelly Gang staged several hold-ups and deliberately ambushed the pursuing police. Their last stand at Glenrowan has become a legendary episode in Australian history. Fully illustrated with some rare period photographs, this is the fascinating story of Australia's most infamous outlaws and the men tasked with tracking them down.

Author : Ian Knight
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472831118

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Australian Bushrangers 1788–1880 by Ian Knight Pdf

The first 'bushrangers' or frontier outlaws were escaped or time-expired convicts, who took to the wilderness – 'the bush' – in New South Wales and on the island of Tasmania. Initially, the only Crown forces available were redcoats from the small, scattered garrisons, but by 1825 the problem of outlawry led to the formation of the first Mounted Police from these soldiers. The gold strikes of the 1860s attracted a new group of men who preferred to get rich by the gun rather than the shovel. The roads, and later railways, that linked the mines with the cities offered many tempting targets and were preyed upon by the bushrangers. This 1860s generation boasted many famous outlaws who passed into legend for their boldness. The last outbreak came in Victoria in 1880, when the notorious Kelly Gang staged several hold-ups and deliberately ambushed the pursuing police. Their last stand at Glenrowan has become a legendary episode in Australian history. Fully illustrated with some rare period photographs, this is the fascinating story of Australia's most infamous outlaws and the men tasked with tracking them down.

Author : Charles White
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547423829

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History of Australian Bushranging by Charles White Pdf

This volume recounts the early history of bushranging in Australia. Excerpt: Owing to the stringent military rule during the first years of convict settlement, the unknown character of the country, and the absence of prey in the shape of men with money or other possessions (the aborigines being the only occupants of the soil outside the properly formed settlements), those who were called bushrangers then were simply men who had broken away from their gangs in the hope of escaping from the torture of labour under Government. The name has been made to carry a very different meaning since then, being applied to men who, some from choice and some from necessity, ranged the bush as freebooters, "sticking-up" settlers and travelers and demanding in orthodox style "your money or your life."

Author : Robert Coupe
Publisher : New Holland Australia(AU)
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Australia
ISBN : 1741106737

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Australian Bushrangers by Robert Coupe Pdf

Surveys the history of bushranging in Australia. From the initial, brutal days of European settlement and our first convict - bushranger Black Caesar in 1789 to the capture and death of legendary folk hero Ned Kelly in 1880.An aura of romance surrounds the idea of Australian bushrangers. The passage of time has invested the most celebrated of them with a kind of swashbuckling dash; they are often portrayed as men who pitted their wits and skills against the dangers and privations of life on the run and the superior resources of an unjust and oppressive regime.

Author : Charles White
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019401702

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History of Australian Bushranging by Charles White Pdf

This gripping true crime book recounts the exploits of Australia's notorious bushrangers, who robbed banks, stagecoaches, and homesteads in the late 19th century. White profiles the most famous outlaws, including Ben Hall, Ned Kelly, and the Wild Colonial Boy, and explores the social and economic conditions that shaped their outlaw lifestyles. True crime enthusiasts and history buffs will find this book hard to put down. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Charles White
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1332793983

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History of Australian Bushranging, Vol. 2 by Charles White Pdf

Excerpt from History of Australian Bushranging, Vol. 2: 1863-1880 Ben Hall to the Kelly Gang History of Australian Bushranging. By charles whl're. Part I. - The Early Days. Part ii.-r8so to r863. Part III. - 1863 to isoo. Part IV. - 1869 to i880. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : CHARLES. WHITE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033299367

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HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN BUSHRANGING, by CHARLES. WHITE Pdf

Author : John Connor
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Australia
ISBN : 9781742240466

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Australian Frontier Wars, 1788-1838 by John Connor Pdf

From the Swan River to the Hawkesbury, and from the sticky Arnhem Land mangrove to the soft green hills of Tasmania, this book describes the major conflicts fought on the Australian frontier to 1838. Based on extensive research and using overseas frontier wars to add perspective to the Australian experience, 'The Australian Frontier Wars 1788 - 1838' will change our view of Australian history forever.

Author : Stephen Gapps
Publisher : NewSouth
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781742244242

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The Sydney Wars by Stephen Gapps Pdf

The Sydney Wars tells the history of military engagements between Europeans and Aboriginal Australians – described as ‘this constant sort of war’ by one early colonist – around the greater Sydney region. Telling the story of the first years of colonial Sydney in a new and original way, this provocative book is the first detailed account of the warfare that occurred across the Sydney region from the arrival of a British expedition in 1788 to the last recorded conflict in the area in 1817. The Sydney Wars sheds new light on how British and Aboriginal forces developed military tactics and how the violence played out. Analysing the paramilitary roles of settlers and convicts and the militia defensive systems that were deployed, it shows that white settlers lived in fear, while Indigenous people fought back as their land and resources were taken away. Stephen Gapps details the violent conflict that formed part of a long period of colonial strategic efforts to secure the Sydney basin and, in time, the rest of the continent. ‘A powerful and cogent contribution to one of the most contentious aspects of Australian history: the war between British settlers and the First Nations. The fine detailed research will mean that we will have to radically reassess our understanding of the history of the first thirty years of settlement.’ —Henry Reynolds

Author : Bill Scott,William Neville Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Bushrangers
ISBN : PSU:000016054646

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Australian Bushrangers by Bill Scott,William Neville Scott Pdf

This book looks at the most notorious of Australia's bushrangers - men who were fugitives from the Law, who robbed, stole stock and sometimes killed. From this lawless period of our past when most men went armed, the names of Frank Gardiner, bold Ben Hall, Captain Thunderbolt, Captain Moonlight and Ned Kelly are well remembered.

Author : Shar Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Art, Australian
ISBN : PSU:000033935119

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Early Painters of Australia, 1788-1880 by Shar Jones Pdf

A survey of early Australian painting from 1788 to 1880 in which social influences and trends in art are well explained. Although many of the works featured are amateur in approach, the historical viewpoint is interesting and the more professional colonial artists are well documented. Precursors to the Heidelberg School such as Von Guerard and Buvelot are placed in their artistic and social context. There are 148 numbered colour plates, many full page; each refers to a list with details about the paintings. Well presented and easy to read, the book would lend itself well to the study of Australian art: the colonial art theme in year 11.

Author : Geoff Hocking
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Australia
ISBN : 1743006349

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Wild Colonial Boys by Geoff Hocking Pdf

Wild Colonial Boys offers a bold and exciting look at the bushranging period of Australia's colonial history. It takes the reader on a chronological journey from the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 to the tormented years of Port Arthur and Norfolk Island, and on to the saga of the last of the fighting and defiant Irishmen, Ned Kelly. This is pictorial history at its finest.

Author : Peter Stanley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Australia
ISBN : UVA:X001207129

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The Remote Garrison by Peter Stanley Pdf

The sotry of British soldiers in Australia from the arrival of the first Fleet to the departure of the last regiment in 1870.

Author : George Eedes Boxall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Australia
ISBN : OCLC:960979282

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Australian Bushrangers by George Eedes Boxall Pdf

Author : George E. Boxall
Publisher : Echo Library
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1406891150

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History of the Australian Bushrangers by George E. Boxall Pdf

Bushrangers were originally escaped convicts in the early years of British settlement of Australia who used the bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities. By the 1820s the term had evolved to refer to those who took up "robbery under arms" as a way of life, using the bush as their base, equivalents of the British highwayman, or the outlaws of America's Wild West. Their crimes tyically included robbing small-town banks and coach services, and some of the more notorious cases, including those related to Australia's best-known bushranger, Ned Kelly, involved the murder of numerous policemen. The author of this history made extensive use of newspaper reports of the time to tell the story of the various gangs. First published in 1899 and reprinted from the third edition of 1908.