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Bushrangers : Australia's wild colonial boys

Muir, KennethUUUU
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A history of the bushrangers who terrorised the highways & back roads of regional Australia for a century from 1788. This diverse group of criminals varied from 'gentlemen' to outright psychopaths, from hold-up merchants to murderers.
Main title:
Imprint:
Sydney NSW Trocadero Publishing
Collation:
32 p. colour illustrations
Audience:
Upper primary
Contents:
Convict era: Beginnings, Black Caesar, Van Diemen's Land, Howe and Whitehead, Matthew Brady, Martin Cash, New South Wales, Bold Jack Donohoe, getting tough, Teddy Davis, Wild Colonial Boy song - Easy pickings: Gold rush, Captain Melville, Mad Dog Morgan, gold escorts, Frank Gardiner, new laws, Brave Ben Hall, Johnnie Gilbert, the Wild Scotchman - Latter days: Captain Thunderbolt, Captain Moonlite, the Kelly Gang, Euroa, Jerilderie, Glenrowan, Harry Power, Clarke brothers, bushrangers as entertainment, an end to bushranging.
ISBN:
9780864271402 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.155 BUS
Local class:
364.155
Language:
English
BRN:
1465
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
PenrithNonfiction364.155 BUSpbkAvailable
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