Australian Bushrangers, the Police, and God.



This factual story is about Australian Bushrangers, who had the opportunity to trust in God, either before, during or after capture.  The Australian bushranger may have committed what appear to be dreadful crimes, and as such they became outside of the law of the land. 

This story is about just a few of these bushrangers, who have had the opportunity to trust in God, either before, during or after capture. Most of these men committed the crime known as ‘Robbery Under Arms’ and as we have seen from the movie industry, the likes of the story ‘Robbery Under Arms’ is glamorised to the extent that we cannot but admire their exploits. 



These exploits that obtain our occasional admiration, were generally committed using firearms; they robbed folk whilst threatening them with a firearm. 

Many and various are the crimes of bushrangers and they would have included cattle theft, horse stealing, stealing general goods such as food and clothing, shooting, attempted murder and murder. There are also instances where bushrangers have on occasion returned money to the victims, and even given away money and goods to needy folk.
   


This very real and dangerous drama cannot be what it is, or what it was, without acknowledging the valiant and possibly more dangerous part played by the God consciousness, police and troopers, of the day.     During a trial of a bushranger a magistrate stated: “Take the case of these constables, were they not brave men also?    It is a strange thing that we hear little of the undoubted police bravery, yet, if there is the slightest courage shown by a bushranger, he is lauded as if he were a hero of romance”.
    
Copies of this book (70 pages in A5 size) can be obtained for AU$20.00 (post paid) from the author:-

Al Heffron
9 Hiscock Court
Benalla,  VIC,  Australia.  3672
Phone:  +613 5762 6889
qtbm@bigpond.com

Al Heffron, Editor, The Village of Euxton, Lancashire, England.

Australian Bushrangers, the Police, and God.

These are some of the names of people and places mentioned in the book.

Ned Kelly, Edward Kelly, a real and true History of Ned Kelly's Faith, Australia, Outlaw, Armour, Harry Power, Judge Redmond Barry, New South Wales, Jerilderie, Glenrowan, Victoria, Bushranger, Avenel, Old Melbourne Gaol, History, Beechworth, Gaol, Jail, Melbourne, Bank Robber, Australian, Irish, Beveridge, Euroa, Stringybark Creek, Jackey Jackey, Desperate Gang, O’Connor and Bradley, Norfolk Island, Van Diemen’s Land, Tasmania, Victoria, Cape Schanck, Bushrangers Bay, Dr. John Singleton, Christ the Redeemer and Saviour of all men, Captain Melville Cultured Gentleman Bushranger, Port Arthur, Mansfield police, Sergeant Kennedy, Constables McIntyre, Lonigan, and Scanlon, The Argus October 1878, Church of England, Mark Twain, Maungatapu Murderer, Richard Burgess, Sullivan murdered Battle, de Pontius and Dudley, Reverend Father Martin, Glenrowan Railway Station, Rev Gibney, Roman Catholic priest, of Perth, West Australia, Rev. John Cowley Coles, Harry Power Robbery Under Arms on the Seymour Road, police Superintendent Hare, M’Ivor Gold Escort Robbery, Melville, Atkins, and Reilly, the Prodigal Son, Frederick Lowry, Fish River, Bathurst, Police Detective William Camphin, Mrs Vardy’s Catholic prayer book.

Copies of this book (70 pages in A5 size) can be obtained for AU$20.00 (post paid) from the author:-

Al Heffron
9 Hiscock Court
Benalla,  VIC,  Australia.  3672
Phone:  +613 5762 6889
qtbm@bigpond.com

Al Heffron, Editor, The Village of Euxton, Lancashire, England.