183pp. Illustrations throughout. A fine study describing the chaotic and cruel years of Australia's early history, when convicts escaped from chain-gangs and prison cells to seek survival in the bush. They pillaged farms, terrorised the roads, fought desperate battles with the police and became the first bushrangers - viewed with a curious mixture of horror and awe, hatred and hero-worship. Includes all the infamous names with an extensive section on Ned Kelly and his gang. Very well illustrated, with Sources and Index.

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