[3] The chapter headings were:[4][5] According to a contemporary report "the comic element is not forgotten, for the scene in which Vane is shown bailing up a Chinaman and discovers the booty hidden in the horse's tail, and the various intercits of the Celestial to avoid detection of the plant are not without their humorous side.
[10] According to The Bulletin: Brookvale, along the ocean past Manly, figures largely in Spencer’s film of "John Vane, Bushranger," pictured not so long ago, wherein the feminine "comic relief" is pantomimed by Miss Watts-Phillips, who "gives way" under the influence of a loaded revolver held at her head by the hero-villain, a thing most of us would be guilty of in the same circumstances.
[12] The critic from the Argus praised the "splendid backgrounds of the sunny New South Wales bush" and said the movie compares "very favourably with the best foreign films".
"[14] The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "for scenes of wild excitement and daring [the film ] leaves nothing to be desired.
"[15] The Daily Telegraph said "The story is of purely Australian interest and coloring, and is worked out Dy capital photography, skilful selection of incidents, and uncommonly clear production.