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The Age said "the book bears signs of having been hastily put together. Mr Clune's facile style is a little too facile." However the reviewer thought it was also "very entertaining." [3] The Sydney Morning Herald review called Clune "Australia's cliche expert" and listed the book's cliches in its review. [4]
Patrick Kenniff (28 September 1865 – 13 January 1903) was an Australian bushranger who roamed western Queensland, Australia, with his brother James Kenniff (1869–1940). ). They were primarily cattle thieves, but the brothers were found guilty of murder and Patrick was hanged in Boggo Road Gaol in 1
The number of bushrangers declined in the 1870s due to better policing and improvements in rail transport and communication technology, such as telegraphy. The last major phase of bushranging peaked towards the end of the decade, epitomised by the Kelly gang, led by Ned Kelly, Australia's best-known bushranger and outlaw. Although bushrangers ...
Pages in category "Novels about bushrangers" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... This page was last edited on 15 April 2024, ...
Dark Outlaw: The Story of Gunman Gardiner is a 1945 Australian historical novel by Frank Clune about bushranger Frank Gardiner. [1] [2]In 1948, Clune stated it was his best-selling book, with over 80,000 copies sold. [3]
Ben Hall the Bushranger is a 1947 Australian historical novel by Frank Clune about the bushranger Ben Hall.It tried to focus on Hall's motivations. [1]He wrote this and Dark Outlaw as historical novels while researching his large non fiction book Wild Colonial Boys.
Martin Cash (baptised 10 October 1808 – 26 August 1877) was a notorious Irish-Australian convict bushranger, known for escaping twice from Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land.
Howe then became the leader of the bushrangers, and although two of the gang were caught and executed, many robberies ensued. In February 1817 two more bushrangers were shot and another captured, and in the following month Howe left the party accompanied only by an Aboriginal girl. On one occasion, finding the military close on his heels, he ...