bushranging

Noun

Meaning

bushranging (uncountable)

The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.

Examples

Although not the first Australian film with a bushranging theme, The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)—the world's first feature-length narrative film —is regarded as having set the template for the genre. Source: Internet

Attitudes to Kelly, by far the most well-known bushranger, exemplify the ambivalent views of Australians regarding bushranging. Source: Internet

Thunderbolt was the most successful Australian bushranger, if bushranging longevity is the benchmark, as he bushranged across northern New South Wales for six-and-a-half years until shot near Uralla in 1870. Source: Internet

Kelly's capture and execution in 1880 effectively represented the end of the bushranging era. Source: Internet

With his death, the New South Wales bushranging epidemic of the 1860s officially ended. Source: Internet

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