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Wiki- Bushrangers, or bush rangers, originally referred to runaway convicts in the early years of the British settlement of Australia who had the survival skills necessary to use the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities. The term "bushranger" then evolved to refer to those who abandoned social rights and privileges to take up "robbery under arms" as a way of life, using the bush as their base.[2] These bushrangers were roughly analogous to British "highwaymen" and American "Old West outlaws," and their crimes often included robbing small-town banks or coach services.

In 1869, the 14-year-old Ned Kelly was arrested for assaulting a Chinese pig farmer named Ah Fook.

One of those Ah Fook moments in one's life.

12 posted on 08/31/2011 5:30:13 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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I would like to see Ned Kelly vs. Wyatt Earp on an episode of Deadliest Warrior. That would be an interesting show.


30 posted on 08/31/2011 7:29:55 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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