My central research question is: Where did the idea of rebelling against authority come from and how did it inspire bushrangers?
In Australia in the 19th century, outlaws were known as bushrangers. In today’s society, bushrangers are seen as folk heroes and are a part of Australia’s national identity. This especially is seen through Australia’s most notorious bushranger, Ned Kelly, who is considered somewhat as a legend, and inspires an idea of rebellion against authority. However, this idea of rebellion as a part of Australian culture, is perhaps what inspired some to become outlaws themselves.
Ever since Australia was first settled by the British and their convicts, the convicts have rebelled against colonial authority, and some of the very …show more content…
This battle was the result of rebel convicts planning to escape their settlements and eventually Australia, and try to make their way back to Britain. However, their escape did not go to plan, when colonial authorities discovered their plan, and a massacre ensured.
It was violence like this from the authorities, as well as the punishments that the surviving rebels faced, that further increased the idea of rebellion and want to escape amongst convicts. Which in turn led these new rebels to escape not to the sea like those before them, but instead turn inward to the bush and become the first bushrangers.
The idea of rebelling against authority, lived on throughout the 19th century, especially during the gold rush, and encouraged other events like the Eureka Stockade. This was the rebellion of gold miners and diggers who felt the pressure of unfair laws and the policing of their work by the government, and eventually decided to fight back against the authorities. This too did not work out well for the rebels with many killed, but it did help improve their conditions, and continued to inspire
In Australia in the 19th century, outlaws were known as bushrangers. In today’s society, bushrangers are seen as folk heroes and are a part of Australia’s national identity. This especially is seen through Australia’s most notorious bushranger, Ned Kelly, who is considered somewhat as a legend, and inspires an idea of rebellion against authority. However, this idea of rebellion as a part of Australian culture, is perhaps what inspired some to become outlaws themselves.
Ever since Australia was first settled by the British and their convicts, the convicts have rebelled against colonial authority, and some of the very …show more content…
This battle was the result of rebel convicts planning to escape their settlements and eventually Australia, and try to make their way back to Britain. However, their escape did not go to plan, when colonial authorities discovered their plan, and a massacre ensured.
It was violence like this from the authorities, as well as the punishments that the surviving rebels faced, that further increased the idea of rebellion and want to escape amongst convicts. Which in turn led these new rebels to escape not to the sea like those before them, but instead turn inward to the bush and become the first bushrangers.
The idea of rebelling against authority, lived on throughout the 19th century, especially during the gold rush, and encouraged other events like the Eureka Stockade. This was the rebellion of gold miners and diggers who felt the pressure of unfair laws and the policing of their work by the government, and eventually decided to fight back against the authorities. This too did not work out well for the rebels with many killed, but it did help improve their conditions, and continued to inspire