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Bushrangers were originally escaped convicts in the early years of the British settlement of Australia who used the bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities. By the 1820s, the term had evolved to refer to those who took up "robbery under arms" as a way of life, using the bush as their base.
The Story of the Kelly Gang is a 1906 Australian Bushranger film directed by Charles Tait. It traces the exploits of 19th-century bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly and his gang, with the film being shot in and around Melbourne. The original cut of this silent film ran for more than an hour with a reel length of about 1,200 metres (4,000 ft), making it the longest narrative film yet seen in the world. It premiered at Melbourne's Athenaeum Hall on 26 December 1906 and was first shown in the United Kingdom in January 1908. A commercial and critical success, it is regarded as the origin point of the bushranging drama, a genre that dominated the early years of Australian film production. Since its release, many other films have been made about the Kelly legend.
The following lists events that happened during 1880 in Australia.
Andrew George Scott, also known as Captain Moonlite, though also referred to as Alexander Charles Scott and Captain Moonlight, was an Irish-born New Zealand immigrant to the Colony of Victoria, a bushranger there and in the Colony of New South Wales, and an eventual and current day Australian folk figure.
Moonlite is a 1910 bushranger film about Captain Moonlite, played by John Gavin, who also directed. It was also known as Captain Moonlite and is considered a lost film.
Bushranger's Ransom, or A Ride for Life was an Australian silent film produced by Pathé Frères' in 1911, their first motion picture production in Australia after establishing a branch office in Sydney in April 1910. It was adapted from a stage play first performed in 1907 by E. I. Cole's Bohemian Dramatic Company.
The Five of Hearts is a 1911 Australian film from Edward Irham Cole based on a stage play about Buffalo Bill which Cole had performed extensively. It is also known as A Maiden's Distress or Buffalo Bill. It was reportedly the longest of Cole's films.
Sentenced for Life is an Australian film directed by E. I. Cole. It was an adaptation of a play performed by Cole and his Bohemian Dramatic Company as early as 1904.
Dan Morgan is a 1911 Australian film from Charles Cozens Spencer about the bushranger Daniel Morgan. It was said to be starring "Alfred Rolfe and company". Rolfe directed three movies for Spencer, all starring himself and his wife Lily Dampier so there is a chance he may have directed this one and that it starred his wife. A prospectus for the Australian Photo Play Company said he directed it. It is considered a lost film.
Edward Irham Cole was an Australian theatrical entrepreneur and film director whose productions represented a synthesis of Wild West show and stage melodrama. He managed a theatre company, called the Bohemian Dramatic Company, that performed in semi-permanent and temporary tent theatres. During 1910 and 1911 Cole directed a number of silent films, adapted from his stage plays and using actors from his theatre company.
Outlawry Under the Gums is a 1933 Australian radio series about bushrangers. It ran until 1934 and was produced by John Pickard.
The King of the Road is a 1900 Australian play performed by Edward Irham Cole performed by Cole's Bohemian Drama Company about the bushranger Ben Hall.
Hands Up, or Ned Kelly and His Gang is a 1900 Australian play by Edward Irham Cole about Ned Kelly.
Whirlwind, the Bushranger, or the Roaring Forties is a 1907 Australian play by Edward Irham Cole about the ficitious bushranger.
The Coal Strike is a 1906 Australian play by Edward Irham Cole and J. L. Le Breton, with "suggestions" from Edward William O'Sullivan. It was called a "political and socialistic drama, depicting the strife between labour and capital."
With the Colours is a 1905 Australian stage drama by Edward Irham Cole set during the Second Boer War. It became one of the key plays in Cole's repertoire.
A Convict's Sweetheart is a 1906 Australian play performed by Edward Irham Cole's Bohemian Dramatic Company. It may have been written by Cole.
Coo-ee; Or, Wild Days in the Bush is a 1906 Australian play by Edward William O'Sullivan. It was originally performed by Edward Irham Cole's Bohemian Dramatic Company.
For King and Empire is a 1906 Australian play by Edward Irham Cole although several scenes and incidents were suggested by Edward William O'Sullivan.
Outlawed by Fate, or the Bushranger's Bride is a 1908 Australian stage play that was presented by Edward Irham Cole's Bohemian Dramatic Company.
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- ↑ "THE HAYMARKET HIPPODROME". Sydney Sportsman . Vol. VI, no. 294. New South Wales, Australia. 7 March 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". Referee . No. 1009. New South Wales, Australia. 7 March 1906. p. 12. Retrieved 5 April 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "The Strutter's Page". The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People . Vol. 9, no. 26. New South Wales, Australia. 17 March 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 5 April 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Time Marches On from Redskins to Bare Skins". Smith's Weekly . Vol. XXI, no. 27. New South Wales, Australia. 2 September 1939. p. 14. Retrieved 5 April 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "BOHEMIAN DRAMATIC COMPANY". The Ballarat Star . Vol. 55, no. 16719. Victoria, Australia. 28 December 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 5 April 2024– via National Library of Australia.