Ben Hall was a famous Australian bushranger born in 1837. He committed many crimes over his life, including robberies, shooting policemen, and being declared an outlaw with a bounty on his head. Hall was married briefly but divorced, after which he fully embraced the outlaw lifestyle. In 1864, Hall was shot and killed by police while trying to escape to America, with 15 bullets found in his body.

1. Ben Hall
Researched by; Izzy Edwards & Ella Earle
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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. • 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 HALL
shot 5th of May aged 27 years”
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6. INTERESTING
FACTS
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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7. TIMELINE
1837 9th
OF MAY
BEN HALL WAS BORN
1862
kept in jail was accused of more
robbery
29th feb
1856 he married bridget walsh
1860
BRIDGET LEAVES, TAKING HIS SON
WITH HER
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8. glossary
BUSHRANGERS: 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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9. Index
A
Arrested
S6
B
Bushranger
S3
C
Convicts
S3
Crimes S5
G
Gang
S7
H
Hiding
S5
Hall AS
K
Killed
S3
L
Lifetime
S7
M
Members
S7
P
Police
S5
Pounds S7
R
Robbery
S7
S
Suspected
S7
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10. Bibliography
www.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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11. BY Izzy & Ella:)
Sunday, 6 July 14