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Bushranger. Jennifer. Who were the bushranger? . Bushrangers were Australian men, who during the 18 th and 19 th centuries, robbed and attacked carriages, banks, pubs and homesteads.
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Bushranger Jennifer
Who were the bushranger? • Bushrangers were Australian men, who during the 18th and 19th centuries, robbed and attacked carriages, banks, pubs and homesteads. • There were many types of bushrangers. Some of them were ‘gentlemen of the bush’ and others were killers.
Where did they live? • Most bushrangers lived rough, in the bush in New south Wales and victoria. • They would sometimes live with friends or family, or sometimes in barns and outhouses
How did bushrangers survive? • Some of them stole previsions owned by the settlers in outlying areas, helping themselves freely to salted foods. • Also others hunted wild rabbits and native animals.
What type of clothing did bushrangers wear? • During the Australian gold rush period bushrangers wore the typical dress of the day. • That is moleskin, cord material trousers, shirts with long sleeves and collars • Sometimes a the wore waistcoat over the top. • They often wore a cravat on neckerchief under the collar like a tie and a straw because it was made locally from the plaited palm leaf
What did bushranger do? • Bushrangers living off the land and being supported by or stealing form free settlers. • A bushranger was an outlaw from Australia’s colonial and gold rush times. • In the beginning, the first bushrangers were escaped convict, but not survive the conditions of the bush.
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