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Ben Hall (9 May 1837 – 5 May 1865) was an Australian bushranger and leading member of the Gardiner–Hall gang. He and his associates carried out many raids across New South Wales, from Bathurst to Forbes, south to Gundagai and east to Goulburn.
Jul 14, 2022 · Four months ago to the day, Fox News correspondent Ben Hall narrowly survived a deadly attack while covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the ground.
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Ben Hall was a notorious bushranger (a bandit of the Australian outback) who led a gang that committed hundreds of robberies. His daring rebelliousness and his reputation as a ‘gentleman bushranger’ who avoided bloodshed gained him much popular sympathy.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
From 1863 to 1865, over 100 robberies are attributed to Ben Hall and his various associates, marking him as one of the most prolific bushrangers in the period. In one instance, Hall and his gang held up Robinson's Hotel in Canowindra, New South Wales and provided all the travellers and the townspeople with food and entertainment.
- State Library of New South Wales
Sep 14, 2022 · Fox News correspondent Ben Hall made an emotional return to work — albeit virtually, delivering remarks to his colleagues in a town hall meeting held six months after he survived a deadly...
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Jan 1, 1972 · Ben Hall (1837-1865), bushranger, is believed to have been born on 9 May 1837 at Maitland, New South Wales, son of Benjamin Hall and his wife Elizabeth; both parents were ex-convicts. He became a stockman and with John Macguire leased a run, Sandy Creek, near Wheogo.
This website is a comprehensive resource dedicated to the history of the notorious Australian bushranger, Ben Hall, and his associates, including Frank Gardiner, John Gilbert, and John O'Meally. It provides a deep dive into the bushranging era in Australia from the 1850s to the 1870s, a period often compared to the later American wild-west.
