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bushrangers

Ben Hall [song]

19 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in Old Bush Songs: Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging, and Overlanding Days (8th edition, 1932), edited by Banjo Paterson.] Ben Hall My name is Ben Hall from Urunga I came, The cause of my turn out you all know the same; I was … [Read more...] about Ben Hall [song]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: Ben Hall (subject) (1837-1865), bushrangers, Old Bush Songs (Banjo Paterson 1932), song, SourceTrove, year1932

Our Jack [song]

19 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in Old Bush Songs: Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging, and Overlanding Days (8th edition, 1932), edited by Banjo Paterson.] Our Jack D’ye ken our Jack with his note so gay, D’ye ken our Jack at the break of day, D’ye ken our … [Read more...] about Our Jack [song]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: bushrangers, kookaburras, Old Bush Songs (Banjo Paterson 1932), song, SourceTrove, year1932

The Death of Ben Hall [song]

19 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in Old Bush Songs: Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging, and Overlanding Days (8th edition, 1932), edited by Banjo Paterson.] The Death of Ben Hall Come all Australia’s sons to me — A hero has been slain And cowardly butchered … [Read more...] about The Death of Ben Hall [song]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: Ben Hall (subject) (1837-1865), bushrangers, Old Bush Songs (Banjo Paterson 1932), song, SourceTrove, year1932

The Death of Morgan [song]

19 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in Old Bush Songs: Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging, and Overlanding Days (8th edition, 1932), edited by Banjo Paterson.] The Death of Morgan Throughout Australian History no tongue or pen can tell Of such preconcerted … [Read more...] about The Death of Morgan [song]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: bushrangers, Daniel Morgan (subject) (1830-1865), Old Bush Songs (Banjo Paterson 1932), song, SourceTrove, year1932

Dunn, Gilbert and Ben Hall [song]

19 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in Old Bush Songs: Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging, and Overlanding Days (8th edition, 1932), edited by Banjo Paterson.] Dunn, Gilbert and Ben Hall Come! all ye lads of loyalty, and listen to my tale; A story of bushranging … [Read more...] about Dunn, Gilbert and Ben Hall [song]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: bushrangers, Old Bush Songs (Banjo Paterson 1932), song, SourceTrove, year1932

Bold Jack Donahoo (Another Version) [song]

19 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in Old Bush Songs: Composed and Sung in the Bushranging, Digging, and Overlanding Days (8th edition, 1932), edited by Banjo Paterson.] Bold Jack Donahoe (Another Version) ’Twas of a valiant highwayman and outlaw of disdain, Who’d … [Read more...] about Bold Jack Donahoo (Another Version) [song]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: bushrangers, Jack Donohoe (bushranger), Old Bush Songs (Banjo Paterson 1932), song, SourceTrove, year1932

The old soldier and the bushranger [28 August 1858]

23 December 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A story published in The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion, 28 August 1858.] The old soldier and the bushranger. Up the country was a store, which had been frequently robbed by bushrangers. At length the owner hired an old sergeant to take charge … [Read more...] about The old soldier and the bushranger [28 August 1858]

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: bushrangers, SourceTrove, year1858

The Wild Colonial Boy [song, 22 August 1913]

25 October 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An extract from the “On the Wallaby” column, published in The Northern Miner, 22 August 1913.] [The Wild Colonial Boy] We have often been asked, and several friends have asked us recently again, for the words of that one-time — long, long ago — most popular of … [Read more...] about The Wild Colonial Boy [song, 22 August 1913]

Filed Under: articles, songs Tagged With: bushrangers, song, SourceTrove, year1913

The Bold Jack Donohue [song, 29 August 1903]

18 October 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A song about Jack Donohue, the bushranger. Published in the Evening News, 29 August 1903.] The Bold Jack Donohue. To the Editor of the “Evening News.” Sir. — I see by this evening’s “News” your account of Bold Jack Donohoe, the Bushranger. A curious … [Read more...] about The Bold Jack Donohue [song, 29 August 1903]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: bushrangers, Jack Donohue, song, SourceTrove, year1903

Donohue, the bushranger [22 August 1903]

18 October 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about Jack Donohue, the bushranger. Published in the Evening News, 22 August 1903.] Donohue, the bushranger. About seventy years ago, Donohue, an escaped convict, took to the bush, joined by Walmsley, Armstrong, and others, striking terror to all … [Read more...] about Donohue, the bushranger [22 August 1903]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: bushrangers, Jack Donohue, SourceTrove, year1903

Settlement of Tasmania: Early bushrangers: Hostile Blacks [chapter 39 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton]

23 October 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is chapter 39 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton. Published in The Sunday Mail, 24 March 1935.] The story of Australia — XXXIX Settlement of Tasmania Early bushrangers: Hostile Blacks Colonel David Collins, the first Governor of Tasmania, … [Read more...] about Settlement of Tasmania: Early bushrangers: Hostile Blacks [chapter 39 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian Aborigines, bushrangers, convicts, George Arthur, Martin Hambleton, SourceTrove, Tasmania, The story of Australia [articles by Martin Hambleton], Thomas Davey, William Sorell, year1935

As in the days of old: Mr. Bent and the bushrangers [21 September 1907]

15 September 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A brief reminiscence about a bushranging incident. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 September 1907.] “As in the days of old.” Mr. Bent and the bushrangers. Melbourne, Thursday. Mr. Bent in his time has had many experiences, ranging from cricket … [Read more...] about As in the days of old: Mr. Bent and the bushrangers [21 September 1907]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: bushrangers, SourceTrove, year1907

Sticking-up [29 September 1860]

9 September 2013 ·

[Editor: A report of robberies by bushrangers. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 September 1860.] Sticking-up. — Between the Rocky Plain and West Denison, several robberies have been of late committed. What are the mounted patrol about? Mr. Douglas on … [Read more...] about Sticking-up [29 September 1860]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: bushrangers, SourceTrove, year1860

[News items] [28 January 1836]

18 December 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Extracts from the news section of the The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser of 28 January 1836, including news on the limited commemorations for the founding of the colony, the state of the public footpaths, and an unusual bushranging incident.] [News … [Read more...] about [News items] [28 January 1836]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Anniversary (Australia Day), Australia Day, bushrangers, SourceTrove, year1836

Ned Kelly’s gang: The making and breaking of bushrangers [18 December 1920]

18 September 2012 · 1 Comment

[Editor: This article on Ned Kelly and his gang was published in The Capricornian, 18 December 1920.] Ned Kelly’s gang. The making and breaking of bushrangers. June 28, last was the fortieth anniversary of the capture of Ned Kelly, the notorious bushranger, at … [Read more...] about Ned Kelly’s gang: The making and breaking of bushrangers [18 December 1920]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: bushrangers, Ned Kelly (1854-1880) (subject), SourceTrove, year1920

The death of Gilbert: Further particulars [16 May 1865]

22 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article on the death of the bushranger John Gilbert. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 May 1865.] The death of Gilbert. Further particulars. Yass, Monday evening. On Thursday night a horse was stolen out of a paddock at Murrumburrah, of which no … [Read more...] about The death of Gilbert: Further particulars [16 May 1865]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: bushrangers, John Gilbert, SourceTrove, year1865

Death of Gilbert, the bushranger [15 May 1865]

22 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A brief report on the shooting of the bushranger John Gilbert. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 May 1865.] Death of Gilbert, the bushranger. Yass. Saturday, 8-5 p.m. Trooper Bright of the Binalong police arrived in Yass this evening, and states that … [Read more...] about Death of Gilbert, the bushranger [15 May 1865]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: bushrangers, John Gilbert, SourceTrove, year1865

How Gilbert Died [poem by Banjo Paterson]

4 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Banjo” Paterson was published in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, 1895; previously published in The Bulletin, 2 June 1894.] How Gilbert Died There’s never a stone at the sleeper’s head, There’s never a fence beside, And the wandering … [Read more...] about How Gilbert Died [poem by Banjo Paterson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Banjo Paterson (author) (1864-1941), bushrangers, Editor’s notes, Editor’s notes2, poem, SourceArchiveOrg, The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses (Banjo Paterson 1895), year1895

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