History of Australian Bushranging: Illustrated by Charles White. Classic account of Australian bushranging recounts in vivid detail, the deeds of the early bush bandits. Attracted by the fast, free life, these native born Australians plundered the gold escorts and crowded coaches, fighting it out with the police - heroes in the eyes of the public they robbed. The early history of bushranging in Australia will never be written, for the facts have never been recorded. Limited though the colony was in extent, its literature—even its journalism—was still more limited. Moreover, the first men who "took the bush" were neither important nor interesting enough to obtain more than a passing mention in those Governors' despatches which are our chief authorities for early colonial history. The name, being applied to men who, some from choice and some from necessity, ranged the bush as freebooters, "sticking-up" settlers and travellers and demanding in orthodox style "your money or your life."

Chap.1; Early explorers; p.18; Hostility shown Governor Phillip; p.47; Sturt saved from attack Murray River; p.55; Batmans treaty with 8 chiefs near Geelong; p.64-67; Brief outline origin theories, eastern tribes known by word no i.e. Kamilaroi, Wiradhuri, results of white contact, hostile acts both sides; p.73-75; Hostility towards Tasmanians, tribe led by Musquito, Black War, reserves Bruny Island, Oyster Cove, death of Truganini 1876; p.166-173; Very brief references to natives & explorers; Eyre along Great Australian Bight, Leichhardts companion Gilbert killed Gulf of Carpentaria, Kennedys death Cape York; p.180; Burkes expedition given nardoo & fish Coopers Creek area.

Excerpt from History of Australian Bushranging, Vol. 1: The Early Days to 1862 Chapter IV - the early days IN new south wales Donohoe, Underwood and Webber Trapping Harbourers Some Australian Men in Buckram A Bold Robbery and a Smart Capture Sullivan's Gang The Mounted Police and their Duties The Insurrection at Bathurst The Bushranger's Act and Its Consequences The Troubles of Early Emigrants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book is about the early western european pioneers who settled North Queensland and other parts of that huge state. By 'early' in the title, the author means only the time after the settlers arrived; not the inhabitance of the Aboriginal people. The lives of these pioneers are described and events now long-forgotten recounted. The author himself was an early settler, moving form New South Wales in the 19th Century.