Bushrangers

The last bushranger was Jimmy Governer.He was born in 1875.During his early twenties he earned his job as a police tracker. In 1898 he married a 16 year old girl called Ethel Page.

In 1900 Jimmy worked for a man called Jhon Mawbey.One day Mrs Mawbey and her two friends taunted Ethel by calling her scum just for marrying a black fellow.When Jimmy found out he went up to the house for an apology .He got more abuse .He got called a "Pooh,you black rubbish you want shooting for marrying white woman."Jimmy attacked them with a heavy bat and an axe.

One of the seven children ran off. Mrs Mawbey and her other friends died and three of the children died and the rest were seriously injured.

Jimmy and his two friends were declared bushrangers and they started off in New South Wales.They committed over 80 crimes in a couple of months.It also includes two murders of two men a women and her baby.

By October they were known to be out laws and after the month one of his friends died and jimmy and Jimmy and his other friend got captured.

Jimmy was hung on 18 January 1901.In the end all of the bushrangers were dead and for the first time Australia was a nation

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