Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly

male, deceased (1880)
cultural icon, Melbourne Gaol, Glenrowan, Victoria, Glenrowan, convict, Convictism in Australia…Australianfolklore, Australian, Irish Australian
Edward "Ned" Kelly (c. January 1855 - 11 November 1880) is Australia's most famous bushranger, and, to many, a folk hero for his defiance of the...

Dan Kelly

male, deceased (1880)
death by firearm in Australia, kate kelly, From Victoria, Irish Australian, bushrangers, mother…Australianfolklore, Australian
Dan Kelly (1861 - 28th June 1880) was the youngest brother of Australian Bushranger Ned Kelly. He was a member of the Kelly Gang and was killed at...
Harry Power

Harry Power

male, deceased (1891)
Australian, bushrangers, outlaw, From Victoria, bushranger, Australianfolklore
Harry Power (1819-1891) was an Australian Bushranger. It is believed that Ned Kelly served as his accomplice while a teenager.
Captain Thunderbolt

Captain Thunderbolt

male, deceased (1870)
death by firearm in Australia, highway robbery, horse, bushrangers, groom, wilberforce…Australianfolklore, Australian
Frederick Wordsworth Ward (aka "Captain Thunderbolt") (1833-25 May 1870) was an Australian bushranger renowned for escaping from Cockatoo Island...
Martin Cash

Martin Cash

male, deceased (1877)
Australian, convict, bushrangers, hobart, murderer, Stockman…Australianfolklore
Martin Cash (c. 1808-10 August 1877) was a notorious convict bushranger known for escaping twice from Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land. His 1870...
Moondyne Joe

Moondyne Joe

male, deceased (1900)
Convict transported to Western Australia, buried at Fremantle Cemetery, Joseph Bolitho Johns, Australianfolklore, bushranger, Escapees
Joseph Bolitho Johns, better known as Moondyne Joe, was Western Australia's best known bushranger.

Cristóvão de Mendonça

male
Lisbon, De Barros, de Barros’s, Marco Polo’s, Décadas da Ásia, south east asia…Australianfolklore
Cristóvão de Mendonça was a Portuguese sailor and statesman who was active in South East Asia in the 16th century. He is known from a small num...
Lawrence Kavenagh

Lawrence Kavenagh

male, deceased (1846)
Escapees, execution, Irish Australian, burglary, ferguson, Norfolk Island…Australian, Australianfolklore
Lawrence Kavenagh (c. 1805-12 October 1846) was a convict bushranger known for escaping from Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land the so called escape...