Bushrangers were armed robbers who hid from authorities in the bush of the British colonies in Australia. The earliest use of the term applied to escaped convicts in the early years of the British settlements in Australia. By the 1820s, the term had evolved to refer to those who took up "robbery under arms" as a way of life, using bases in the bush.
Dallas George "Dal" Stivens was an Australian writer who produced six novels and eight collections of short stories between 1936, when The Tramp and Other Stories was published, and 1976, when his last collection The Unicorn and Other Tales was released.
Thomas Alexander Browne was an Australian author who published many of his works under the pseudonym Rolf Boldrewood. He is best known for his 1882 bushranging novel Robbery Under Arms.
Robbery Under Arms is a bushranger novel by Thomas Alexander Browne, published under his pen name Rolf Boldrewood. It was first published in serialised form by The Sydney Mail between July 1882 and August 1883, then in three volumes in London in 1888. It was abridged into a single volume in 1889 as part of Macmillan's one-volume Colonial Library series and has not been out of print since.
Henry Arthur Readford, was an Australian stockman, drover and cattle thief.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1901.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1905.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1899.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1888.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1885.
Charles White, was an Australian journalist, author and historian, notable for his books on bushranging and other aspects of Australian history.
The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses (1895) is the first collection of poems by Australian poet Banjo Paterson. It was released in hardback by Angus and Robertson in 1895, and features the poet's widely anthologised poems "The Man from Snowy River", "Clancy of the Overflow", "Saltbush Bill" and "The Man from Ironbark". It also contains the poet's first two poems that featured in The Bulletin Debate, a famous dispute in The Bulletin magazine from 1892-93 between Paterson and Henry Lawson.
T. Inglis Moore (1901-1978) was an Australian writer, anthologist and academic who was born in Camden, New South Wales.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1866.
A Modern Buccaneer (1894) is a novel by Australian writer Rolf Boldrewood.
Bluecap was an Australian bushranger. Born and raised in New South Wales, he began bushranging in 1867, leading a gang responsible for robberies throughout the Riverina region. He suffered from ophthalmia, and earned his alias on account of a piece of cloth he wore to protect his eyes from sunlight. Captured in November 1867, Bluecap was tried and convicted of armed robbery. He was imprisoned in Parramatta Gaol and released in 1874.
Laura Maude Palmer-Archer was an Australian short story writer, who mainly wrote using the pseudonym "Bushwoman". She is best known for her 1904 book, A Bush Honeymoon and other stories.
The Sphinx of Eaglehawk: A Tale of Old Bendigo (1887) is a novel by Australian writer Rolf Boldrewood.
The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn (1859) is a novel by British writer Henry Kingsley.
