Articles about bushrangers that operated predominantly in Victoria.
Power’s cub has been taken, though (states the Benalla Ensign) the old fox has up to the present managed to escape. It was hoped when the information reached here that Kelly was visible in his old whereabouts, that Power was not very far off, and superintendent Nicolas himself went to look after the prey.
Yesterday, the convict Frederick Turner, in the Melbourne Gaol paid the forfeit of his life for the crime of robbery with violence, committed on the Flemington road on the 24th March last. He was convicted at the last Criminal Sessions, and sentenced to death. This man arrived free in the colony by the William Jardine, in the year 1849. He was a native of London, and was twenty-five years of age at the time of his death.
While it is popularly considered that Ned Kelly’s lawless life came effectively to an end upon his capture at Glenrowan – his execution a foregone conclusion and his trial merely a formality – the last burst of Ned’s fighting spirit … Continue reading Ned Kelly’s Last Battle
An overview of the police siege that destroyed the Kelly Gang. Continue reading The Siege of Glenrowan (Part 2)
An overview of the murder of Aaron Sherritt, the Kelly Gang taking control of the township of Glenrowan and the police response. Continue reading The Siege of Glenrowan (Part 1)
Ballarat Gaol was unprepared for the devious Captain Moonlite when he was remanded there in 1872. In this exclusive feature we look at the incredible story of one of the most notorious Victorian prison escapes. Continue reading Escape from Ballarat Gaol
[Warning: The content in this article may be distressing for some readers. Discretion is advised.] Justin Kurzel’s hyper-stylised and ultraviolent interpretation of True History of the Kelly Gang received positive reviews when it debuted in Toronto in September 2019 and … Continue reading The most grisly bushranger stories
Robert Burke, alias Clusky, received the ultimate penalty for the death of Henry Facey Hurst. His ill-fated trip to Diamond Creek had sent shockwaves through Victoria, and as he sat in Melbourne Gaol awaiting his date with the hangman there … Continue reading Spotlight: The Burke Petition
While Victoria was home to plenty of bushrangers of various ilks, there was one highwayman that stood head and shoulders above the rest – Harry Power. The curmudgeonly crim was responsible for a huge number of robberies on the roads, … Continue reading Harry Power at Buckland Gap
Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 – 1954), Sunday 11 July 1915, page 11 MOONLIGHT’S GAOLER — LINK WITH BUSHRANGING DAYS HAD DROP ON THUNDERBOLT — The sixties were stirring times in New South Wales and Victoria. The voice of the … Continue reading Spotlight: MOONLIGHT’S GAOLER
A Guide to Australian Bushranging 