Australia's most famous bushranger is Ned Kelly. Kelly's mother, Ellen, was a free Irish immigrant. His father, 'Red', was born in County Tipperary, and transported from there in 1841. Ned Kelly described Irish convicts as a 'credit to Paddy's land', since they had died in chains rather than submit to English rule.
bushranger, any of the bandits of the Australian bush, or outback, who harassed the settlers, miners, and Aborigines of the frontier in the late 18th and 19th centuries and whose exploits figure prominently in Australian history and folklore.
Edward “Ned” Kelly was a famous Irish-Australian bushranger and outlaw who was executed in November 1880. A martyr in the retelling of the British settlement of Australia, the story of Ned Kelly attracts a great degree of controversy as people disagree about whether he should be remembered as a hero or a villain.
The legend of Ned Kelly is the most celebrated chapter in Australian folklore, but not all Australians are comfortable with feting a violent criminal as a national hero. According to writer Martin Flanagan, though, debating Kelly's virtues misses the point.
Edward Kelly (December 1854 – 11 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police.
In 1865 he saved a young boy from drowning in a river. He was only a boy himself. The boy's parents gave him a sash, a sash that obviously meant a lot to him, for he was wearing it when he was shot down at Glenrowan. A few years later, Ned was given 6 months hard labour for assaulting a Chinese man.
Many infamous outlaws terrorized the Old West, gunslingers like Billy the Kid and John Wesley Hardin. But one name stands out as the most efficient, elusive killer of the bunch—Deacon Jim Miller. His dastardly deeds included the first documented murder on the South Plains.
Rebels - The Rebels are the largest outlaw motorcycle club in Australia, and have 29 chapters. They are a more traditional club and are run by former boxer and founding member, Alex Vella. They are by far the largest club in Australia with around 2,000 members.
larrikin, Australian slang term of unknown origin popularized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It signifies a young hoodlum or hooligan in the impoverished subculture of urban Australia.
Patrick and James Kenniff: Australia's last bushrangers | State Library Of Queensland.
John Caesar (1764 – 15 February 1796), nicknamed "Black Caesar", was the first Australian bushranger and one of the first people of African descent to arrive in Australia.
Moonlite was executed in 1880 - this was the same year in which another famous bushranger, Ned Kelly, was hanged for his crimes in Victoria. In the years that followed, criminals still robbed people and may have hidden in the bush. But the 'bushranging era' in Australia is considered to have finished by the 1880s.
Les Hiddins
Known as 'The Bush Tucker Man', Major Leslie 'Les' Hiddins AM is a retired ADF veteran who saw service in Vietnam and in 1987 wrote the Australian Army's bushcraft survival manual.
The Grave of Ben Hall is a heritage-listed headstone of bushranger Ben Hall at Forbes Cemetery, Bogan Gate Road, Forbes, Forbes Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
Australia's oldest outlaw motorcycle club, the Gladiators MC began in Maitland (the home of speedway) in 1960, and exists to this day.
The letter M, being the 13th letter of the alphabet, often is said to stand for marijuana or motorcycle. Generally, it is assumed someone wearing a 13 patch is either a user of marijuana or other drugs, or is involved with the sale of them. The M also has been known to stand for "methamphetamine".
But when about 400 Bandidos from around Australia made the trip last weekend to Ballarat, their first run in three years, the club's re-elected national president Tony “Big Tony” Vartiainen vowed to transform the organisation.
Wild Bill may hold the title of the deadliest gunslinger in the whole West. He carried his two Colt 1851 Navy revolvers with ivory grips and nickel plating, which can be seen on display at the Adams Museum in Deadwood, South Dakota.
William Preston Longley (October 6, 1851 – October 11, 1878), also known as Wild Bill Longley, was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter noted for his ruthless nature, speed with a gun, quick temper, and unpredictable demeanor. He is considered to have been one of the deadliest gunfighters in the Old West.
Bob Munden was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as “The Fastest Man with a Gun Who Ever Lived”. One journalist reckoned that if Munden had been at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, on October 26, 1881, the gunfight would have been over in 5 to 10 seconds.
Edward Kelly, hanged in Melbourne gaol on November 11th, 1880, came at the end of a long tradition of Australian bushrangers who attained the status of folk hero. But he was the only one who transcended such localised fame to become Australia's sole national hero.
On 26 October 1878 while searching for the Kelly Gang, four policemen were camped at Stringybark Creek. The gang came upon the police camp shots were fired. The Kelly Gang shot three of the policemen dead. After these murders the Victorian Government declared the gang to be outlaws.
From violent cop killer to a champion of the working class, bushranger Ned Kelly is a solid gold Australian icon and folk hero.