Do you dare?
1841: The Bushranger's Boys
Do you dare…
Save a dog? Help a bushranger? Beat the boss?
Join the Bushranger’s Boys, on an adventure into Australian history.
In 1841, outlaw bushranger William Westwood is on the loose in New South Wales. On a lonely farm, convict’s son Jem works for the mean Captain Ross. Jem joins forces with Archie, and his Aboriginal friend Tommy, against the boss.
ISBN: 9780143307563
*Shortlisted for WA Young Readers Book Award*
Action-packed… The Bushranger’s Boys wouldn’t let me go – not just for boys.
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Vivid action, great characters and some thrilling moments of jeopardy!
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Australia in 1841
In 1841… England and Australia are ruled by Queen Victoria – this is the ‘Victorian era’.
Australia is changing fast. New homes and farms are springing up in South Australia, Western Australia and around Port Phillip (now Melbourne). New South Wales is now longer a dumping ground for convicts. Sydney is a bustling town, where thousands of people have come to seek their fortune.
Find out more about the real world of Letty and the Bushranger’s Boys – click the links below.
Fashion in 1841
Victorian clothes were very different to ours, especially female clothes. Women wore long dresses with very big skirts. Girls’ clothes were similar, but their skirts didn’t reach the floor. Until about the age of five, little boys wore frilly dresses!
Sailing to Australia
The only way to get to Australia in the old days was by ship. Sailing to Australia was tough. Ships were crowded and uncomfortable. Hundreds of people were crammed onto a wooden boat, about 10 metres wide by 35 metres long. That’s a bit longer and thinner than a netball court. For months and months…
Food in 1841
Did people in the past eat the same food as us?
No. Food in colonial Australia was plain – no pizzas, pastas or Asian takeaway. An 1846 recipe book called Modern Cookery (!) has recipes you probably will not like. And some you probably will.
Mrs Chisholm’s Immigrants Home
New South Wales wanted more women in 1841. But when the young women and girls got off the ships in Sydney, they often had nowhere to go.
One woman, Mrs Caroline Chisholm, was determined to do something to help.