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Bushrangers survived by various means. Some of them stole provisions owned by the settlers in outlying areas, helping themselves freely to salted meats, potatoes, onions, flour and so on. They also stole from store owners in the towns.
Others hunted wild rabbits and native animals.
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∙ 13y agoBushrangers survived on the goldfields and elsewhere by various means. Some of them stole provisions owned by the settlers in outlying areas of the goldfields, helping themselves freely to salted meats, potatoes, onions, flour and so on. They also stole from store owners in the towns.
Others hunted wild rabbits and native animals.
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What crimes did bushrangers commit?
Bushrangers usually committed murder, robbery, theft, assault and other crimes.
Are there different types of bushrangers?
Yes, there were different types of bushrangers. The first group were the convict bolters, who were the escaped convicts who stole in order to survive. The most famous of these was John 'Black' Caesar. Then there were the 'wild colonial boys', the bushrangers before the gold rush, and who were often bd out in the bush, some of free settlers. 'Bold' Jack Donohoe epitomised these bushrangers. After 1851, there were the Goldrush bushrangers, which included Australia's most famous bushrangers, such as Ned Kelly, Frank Gardiner, Ben Hall and Thunderbolt.
What did you eat in 1880?
hi iam doing a project on bushrangers and theys are the question what did bushrangers eat and were they healthy ? did the public like them ?
What did police wear on the goldfields?
what did the police wear on the goldfields
Do bushrangers steal gold?
Yes; during the goldrush, the bushrangers would steal gold. However, they preferred to steal cash as no exchange was required.
How come the bushrangers came to the goldfields?
To cream off the loot which they could intercept.
What was the bushrangers' most high targets in 1850?
Those who were most targetted were passengers and drivers of the carriages which carried gold from the goldfields.
Why was there so many bushrangers in the 1700s to the 1800s?
The high numbers of bushrangers in the 1700s and early 1800s were due to the numbers of escaped convicts. Becoming a bushranger was often the only way for an escaped convict to survive. Numbers of bushrangers after 1851 increased as a result of the gold rushes. Coaches or people on horseback carrying gold from the goldfields were easy targets for bushrangers.
What was the fate of most bushrangers?
Bushrangers caused fear amongst the people of the goldfields, and those who had to convey the gold to the cities. They were particularly known for ambushing coaches with wealthy passengers. Essentially, they made travelling unsafe.
What were the shops on the Goldfields?
food and lollies
What do bushrangers use for shelter?
Possibly...A hut like the gold fields or in a tent or maybe they moved around. My best guess is something like what they had on the goldfields (tents and bark huts)
What food did they eat at the goldfields?
Mutton, Damper and Tea
What did bushrangers steal?
The first bushrangers were escapees of the convict system. They had no where else to go besides the bush. Technically they did need to steal because they couldn't go back to where they started, asking for food. They stole horses, food from farms, they robbed banks and they robbed from the rich. Some people became bushrangers perhaps out of boredom, and some where desperate to get away from everything.
Name two important bushrangers?
bushrangers
What is the collective noun for bushrangers?
A gang of bushrangers, like "Ned Kelly's gang."A collective noun is a word for a group of people or things. I don't believe that bushrangers, loners at heart, get together often enough for a collective noun to become theirs. You have to use a general collective noun used for people based on their situation or activity, including group to start you off; a troop of bushrangers, a crowd of bushrangers, a mob of bushrangers, a boatload of bushrangers, a convention of bushrangers, a meeting of bushranges, a party of bushrangers, or a pair of bushrangers.
How did bushrangers get around?
Bushrangers mainly used horses.
How did the bushrangers become bushrangers?
well you wood have to brake the law
