Famous Australian Bushrangers
Famous Australian Bushrangers is a structured people dataset with 12 entries. Its fields include Bushranger, Real Name, Active. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 12 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 10, 2026
Included fields: Bushranger, Real Name, Active, Territory, Fate, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Active groups
- 11 distinct values
- Across 12 preview rows
- Territory groups
- 8 distinct values
- Across 12 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Bushranger, Real Name, and Active across people entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 12 downloadable records
Bushranger↕ | Real Name↕ | Active↕ | Territory↕ | Fate↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ned Kelly | Edward Kelly | 1878-1880 | Victoria | Hanged in Melbourne 1880 | Homemade plate armor, Glenrowan shootout, Such is life last words, Australia's outlaw icon |
Captain Thunderbolt | Frederick Wordsworth Ward | 1863-1870 | Northern New South Wales | Shot dead by police 1870 | Gentleman bushranger, longest run of any Australian outlaw, New England range legend |
Dan Morgan | John Owen or Daniel Morgan | 1863-1865 | Riverina, NSW / Victoria | Shot dead at Peechelba Station 1865 | Mad Dog Morgan, violent and unpredictable, immortalized in Dennis Hopper film Mad Dog Morgan |
Ben Hall | Benjamin Hall | 1862-1865 | Central New South Wales | Shot dead by police 1865 | Leader of the Hall Gang, Eugowra gold escort robbery, sympathetic Robin Hood image |
Frank Gardiner | Francis Christie | 1850s-1864 | Central New South Wales | Exiled to America after prison | Leader of the Eugowra Rocks gold robbery, one of the biggest heists in colonial Australia |
John Gilbert | John Gilbert | 1862-1865 | New South Wales | Shot dead 1865 | Right-hand man of Ben Hall, involved in the Hall Gang's many stagecoach and gold heists |
Martin Cash | Martin Cash | 1842-1843 | Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) | Pardoned, died 1877 | Escaped Port Arthur twice, rare bushranger who survived and wrote a bestselling memoir |
Mary Ann Bugg | Mary Ann Bugg | 1860s | Northern NSW | Died 1905 | Indigenous-Australian partner of Captain Thunderbolt, rode alongside him as a bushranging woman |
Michael Howe | Michael Howe | 1812-1818 | Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) | Killed 1818 | Early colonial outlaw, self-styled Governor of the Ranges, inspired the first Australian book |
Matthew Brady | Matthew Brady | 1824-1826 | Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) | Hanged in Hobart 1826 | Gentleman Brady, raided towns with military precision, sympathetic colonial folk hero |
Frederick Ward's gang associate Captain Moonlite | Andrew George Scott | 1879 | Victoria / NSW | Hanged 1880 | Former lay preacher turned outlaw, Wantabadgery Station siege, theatrical courtroom defense |
Bold Jack Donohoe | John Donohoe | 1827-1830 | New South Wales | Shot dead 1830 | Inspired the folk song Bold Jack Donohoe and later The Wild Colonial Boy |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Australian Bushrangers organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 12 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 12 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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