Clarke brothers
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Brothers Thomas and John Clarke were Australian bushrangers from the Braidwood district of New South Wales. They committed a series of high-profile crimes which led to the enacting of the Felons' Apprehension Act (1866), a law that introduced the concept of outlawry in the colony and authorised citizens to kill bushrangers on sight. Thomas was proclaimed an outlaw on 31 May 1866.
Contemporary sketch of Constables O'Grady and Smythe repulsing the Clarke gang at Nerrigundah, 9 April 1866. O'Grady has just shot Fletcher.
John Clarke shakes hands with the police after he and his brother are apprehended.
Capture of the bushrangers Thomas and John Clarke, NSW, c 1867
Ned Kelly
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Edward Kelly was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police.
Kelly's boyhood home, built by his father in Beveridge in 1859
At age 11, Kelly saved a young boy from drowning in a creek, and was awarded this green sash in recognition of his bravery. Kelly wore the sash under his armour during his last stand at Glenrowan. It remains stained with his blood. (Benalla Museum)
Harry Power has been described as Kelly's bushranging "mentor".
Power's capture. Kelly was accused of informing on the bushranger.