Ben Hall

Researched by; Izzy Edwards & Ella Earle

Sunday, 6 July 14

CONTENTS WHO IS BEN HALL?.....................................................................1

DID HE EVER COMMIT A CRIME?...................................................2

how did ben hall die?.............................................................3

interesting facts..........................................................................4

ben halls life timeline .........................................................5

GLOSSARY......................................................................................6

INDEX ............................................................................................7

PRIMARY SOURCES.......................................................................8

BIBLIOGRAPHY ..............................................................................9

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Who Is Ben Hall?

• Ben Hall is a famous bushranger, born in New South Wales 1837. He married at the age of nineteen to Bridgett Walsh, who both had a son named Henry. After a while, they divorced, with Bridgett taking Henry with her. Ben Hall’s parents were ex-conficts as he was too! He also started off as a farmer not a bushranger. Ben hall was killed at the age of 27

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DID BEN HALL EVER COMMIT A CRIME?

Ben Hall was a bushranger who committed many crimes over his lifetime. He was once arrested by police looking for bushrangers, he was also arrested for several robbery attempts. He committed a robbery with Frank Gardiner, which was called the Eugara Robbery and were arrested by police. They were released from jail due to lack of evidence. He was also guilty of shooting several policemen, done by him and his gang members. They were all declared outlaws and each had 1000 pounds placed on their heads, dead or alive. He was once again arrested in 1862 because he was suspected to be in the gang that robbed a stage coach.

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• Ben Hall was killed by a huge group of police. Ben Hall had been wanted for more than a while now, for the crimes he had commited. He had been involved in a lot of violence, but was getting really sick and tired of it all and tried to escape to America. Ben Hall didn’t have enough money. Ben decided to ask his best friend (who owed him some money anyway) to lend it to Ben him, but instead his best friend to tell the police where he was hiding. As soon as Ben Hall had woken from his first night in America and stood up, he was gunned down by 6 policemen. There was 15 bullets found in his body

HOW DID BEN HALL DIE?

This is Ben Hall’s grave saying

“ In memory of BEN HALLshot 5th of May aged 27 years”

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INTERESTINGFACTS

Ben’s gang members were declared outlaws with a price of 1000 pounds on each of their heads dead or alive!

Ben Hall once tried to escape to America

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TIMELINE

1837 9th OF MAY BEN HALL WAS BORN

1862 kept in jail was accused of more robbery

29th feb1856 he married bridget walsh

1860 BRIDGET LEAVES, TAKING HIS SON WITH HER

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glossaryBUSHRANGERS: a person who lives in the bush or woods/ works in the woods or bush.

CONVICTS: a person declared guilty of law orders.

ROBBERY: the attempt of robbing.

OUTLAWS: a lawless person or a criminal.

DECLARED: anounced to something

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IndexA

ArrestedS6

BBushranger

S3

CConvicts

S3 Crimes S5

GGang

S7

HHiding

S5Hall AS

KKilled

S3

LLifetime

S7

MMembers

S7

PPolice

S5Pounds S7

RRobbery

S7

SSuspected

S7

HHiding

S5Hall AS

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Bibliographywww.australianhistory.org/ben-hall

adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hall-ben-

www.wilmap.com.au/bushrangers/hall.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hall_(bushranger)

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BY Izzy & Ella:)Sunday, 6 July 14