bush-ranging

Cases presumably ranged from petty crime eg public drunkedness to bush-ranging and bank robberies.

C19th courthouse architecture: rural Victoria Hels 2009

Cases presumably ranged from petty crime eg public drunkedness to bush-ranging and bank robberies.

Archive 2009-05-01 Hels 2009

They were the head men of a gang that mostly went in for horse-stealing, and only did a bit of regular bush-ranging when they was sure of getting clear off.

Robbery Under Arms 2004

Aileen could do stopping any longer in the Hollow, unless she meant to follow up bush-ranging for a living.

Robbery Under Arms 2004

The finish of the whole thing was this, that we made up our minds to turn out in the bush-ranging line.

Robbery Under Arms 2004

We must camp before we were hurried into the first "rips" of the stream, and before night made bush-ranging and camp-duties difficult.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 Various

However, he and little Maitland matured their plans together, and coming to the conclusion that they could not very well have any satisfaction from Mr Capstan without telling tales, they determined to steal away from the ship when she got into harbour, and run away ashore up into the bush, Val Maitland retailing for Teddy's benefit the most wonderful stories anent gold-digging and bush-ranging -- stories that cordially agreed with his own fancy.

Teddy The Story of a Little Pickle

And, for the bush-ranging land forces, they had certain marks on the body by which they knew their own party, and which served as a temporary watchword.

Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before George Turner

I declare, you've quite the old bush-ranging air to-night.

Jan A Dog and a Romance 1912

'As a matter of fact,' he said, 'I was bush-ranging this afternoon, among the furze-bushes on the Heath, but I had no luck.

The Story of the Treasure Seekers 1891