Bushranger ben hall biography houston tx

Ben Hall 9 May —— 5 May was an Australian bushranger.

Ben Hall (), bushranger, is believed to have been born on 9 May at Maitland, New South Wales, son of Benjamin Hall and his wife Elizabeth; both parents were ex .

A bushranger is a thief who roamed the countryside and country towns of Australia, usually escaping on horseback, like a highwayman. Most bushrangers were simply criminals and thieves. Ben Hall is one of the few bushrangers, like Ned Kelly , who were thought of as outlaw heroes. Thousands of people went out to the places where gold had been discovered to "seek their fortunes" and hoping to get rich.

Ben Hall (9 May – 5 May ) was an Australian bushranger and leading member of the Gardiner–Hall gang.

Like many bushrangers, Ben Hall and his gang robbed coaches that were carrying gold from the goldfields. Ben Hall was able to avoid being arrested by the police for many years because he had many friends and relatives to help him. In folklore , a typical outlaw hero is a farmer or other innocent person who is forced into crime by cruel police or government actions.

The outlaw hero is said to be a friend of the poor, kind to women and children, and an enemy of the rich. He is said to have died bravely in a battle against the more powerful forces of the law. Ben Hall has been seen by people in Australia as such a hero; others see him as a very clever criminal who stole a lot of money. Both of his parents were convicts and sent to gaol in New South Wales.

They married in Ben was their fourth child. After they were let out of gaol, they moved to the Hunter Valley.