Gardiner–Hall gang

The Gardiner–Hall Gang was an informal group of bushrangers who roamed the central west of the Colony of New South Wales, Australia in the 1860s.

Several members of the gang, in particular Ben Hall, have become prominent figures in Australian folklore, inspiring numerous songs, films, plays and other cultural depictions.

Frank Gardiner was granted a ticket of leave in December 1859 on the condition of staying in the Carcoar district, and he soon joined up with John Peisley.

During their heyday, the gang inspired many bush ballads, including "Streets of Forbes", about the death of Hall.

During Australia's first cinematic boom (1910–12), a series of films were made about the gang and its members, including The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Notorious Australian Bushranger (1910), A Tale of the Australian Bush (1911), Bushranger's Ransom, or A Ride for Life (1911), Ben Hall and His Gang (1911) and Frank Gardiner, the King of the Road (1911).

The robbery at Eugowra Rocks , 1862
Painting of Gardiner, 1867
Location of the robbery at Eugowra Rocks
Lowry's body
The gang attacks Bathurst
P. W. Marony 's painting The Battle of Goimbla shows O'Meally being fatally shot and the burning of the homestead.
Shootout while bailing up the mail
Death of Ben Hall
Gilbert shot dead by police