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1 1 y separately published work icon Travels & Adventures of Ben Bridge throughout Western Australia and Northern Territory Ben Bridge , Tamworth : Hammills Printery , 1915 Z1931506 1915 single work prose travel 'A horse trainer and tin miner, these reminiscences cover the period up to 1899. This is an intriguing story of one of the great characters of the Australian bush. ' (Publisher's blurb)
2 y separately published work icon Travels and Adventures of Ben Bridge Throughout Western Australia and Northern Territory Benjamin Thomas Bridge , Tamworth : Hammills Printery , 1915 6457971 1915 single work autobiography

'An intriguing story of one of the great and almost forgotten characters of the Australian bush. Ben Bridge was one of Australia’s greatest horsemen at a time when nearly all Australians were familiar with the finer points of horses and their riders.'

'Early acquaintance with men such as Ben Hall and Yellow Billy, and a love for a great horse led young Ben a little astray. From NSW to Queensland, the Territory to the Kimberley, Ben was tracked by the police, charged many times, released as many, except that several of these releases were unofficial – he broke out of gaol several times, including in Queensland where the gaol burnt down around him.'

'The police were searching for a will-o-the-wisp who many times was hiding mere yards from them. Eventually after some 8 years on the ‘run’ he was captured in the Kimberley and extradited to stand trial in NSW, again.' (Source: Hersperian Press website)
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