Many people have a very clear image in their head of Ned Kelly: tall, muscular, bushy beard and pompadour hairstyle. This image is Ned Kelly a day before his execution, almost six months after he was nearly shot to pieces … Continue reading Looking for Ned: Life versus Legend
Frederick Wordsworth Ward has gone down in Australian history as the quintessential bushranger. Gentlemanly, daring, and a skilled horseman and bushman, he operated under the alias of Captain Thunderbolt until his fabled death in 1870. Continue reading Captain Thunderbolt: An Overview
His last words were supposedly “Tell ’em I died game.” but how was outlaw Fred Lowry’ s death recorded and reported? Continue reading Spotlight: The capture and death of Fred Lowry as it was reported
This little piece was produced for the Sydney Morning Herald in 1947. Continue reading Spotlight: “You’ll Be Surprised” by Bill Beatty
What is the legend of Ned Kelly? Why is he the one everyone thinks of when the topic of bushrangers is raised? After 130+ years are we any closer to an answer to why Ned Kelly appeals to so many? Continue reading Ned Kelly: What’s the Appeal? (Opinion)
As a bushranger enthusiast it’s always bothered me that there’s such a lack of bushranger related things to wear and use so I decided to fill the gap in the market myself and have a whole bunch of bushranger related designs on my TeePublic store Continue reading Australian Bushranging Merchandise
“Presently we noticed a very tall figure in white, stalking slowly in the direction of the hotel. There was no head visible, and in the dim light of morning, with all the steam rising very heavily from the ground, it looked, for all the world, like the ghost of Hamlet’s father with no head, only a very long, thick neck.” Continue reading Spotlight: Ned Kelly at Bay
