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I was listening to a crime podcast the other day. This bloke was out robbing banks in America, trying to scrounge up cash to buy enough heroin to give him a high exactly like his first. After numerous attempts, that high never came back. I couldn’t help but think, if only he was in Australia. Not because our banks are easier to rob, I’m sure they’re not. It’s because here, we have the Outback. And unlike drugs, you can’t build up a tolerance for that. Even after every nut, bolt, and your teeth have rattled their way loose, you still won’t be sick of the glorious red dirt roads you’re driving on. Even after 47,000 kilometres, you will still find places you’ve never seen. Places so untouched by society, you’ll wonder if you’re the first person to discover them. Each and every time I hit the Outback, whether I’m travelling solo, filming with Patski or touring with the misso, the feeling is the same as the first time I ever encountered the Outback, to me, it’s a high like none other. And unlike drugs, it’s one you can feel time and time again. Without running the risk of gaol time and disappointing your mother. So, if you’re looking for a new destination, a better feeling or just a change of…
From humble farmer to the most brutal takedown in Australia’s history. The story of Ben Hall – legendary Australian bushranger. The notion of a good man turned bad through the harassment by law enforcement agencies is nothing new in early Australian history, but in most cases, it is a notion based on romanticised fiction, rather than fact. Perhaps the most famous tale along these lines is that of old Ned Kelly, however, the harsh truth is that Ned was always a bad apple, right from the start. Enter Bold Ben Hall, who fell in with the wrong crowd and was targeted by the local Police Chief until the bitter, and brutal end! Ben Hall was said to be born in 1837 in either Breeza or Maitland in NSW to convict parents, Ben Snr and Eliza. They settled in the northern NSW town of Murrurundi and Ben Snr even opened a store selling freshly butchered meat, alongside fruit and vegetables. However, it was around the end of 1850 that Ben Snr packed up the kids and headed off for a fresh start on the Lachlan River, where young Ben would spend his formative years developing his skills as a stockman and bushman – skills would serve him well later in life. Ben Snr eventually returned to Murrurundi, but young Ben stayed behind,…
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