Bushrangers

Ben Hall

Ben Hall

Ben Hall: Photograph courtesy of National Library of Australia. Attack on the Araluen Gold Escort, Monday 13 March 1865 This account is largely taken from Ben Hall, Stories of the Hard Road by Peter Bradley. Yellow Box Books, Sydney 2013....
The Clarke Bushrangers

The Clarke Bushrangers

Photograph courtesy of the National Library of Australia. The Clarke Bushrangers were a group that roamed the Braidwood district from April 1866 until Thomas and John Clarke, were captured on 27 April 1867. Before April different members of the...

The Failed Araluen Gold Escort Robbery

Ben Hall, the leader of the gang who attacked the Araluen Gold Escort. Photo: PCS Collection The attack on the Araluen Gold Escort by Ben Hall and his gang was a very significant event in the history of bushranging. Had the gang been successful...