Fierce Girls
NAIDOC – Mary Ann Bugg: the girl who became a fierce bushranger
Jun 29, 2022
Mary Ann Bugg, an Aboriginal woman, becomes a savvy bushranger, riding ahead to check for police and using her bush skills to gather food. She fools troopers with her education and beauty, playing a pivotal role in protecting Captain Thunderbolts.
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- Mary Ann Bugg used her intelligence, education, and beauty to outsmart troopers and avoid capture as a bush ranger.
- Mary Ann's resourcefulness and determination as a bush ranger allowed her to protect herself, her unborn child, and successfully establish a new life.
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Story of Mary Ann Bug, the Fierce Bush Ranger
Mary Ann Bug, a skilled bush ranger, was the true captain behind Captain Thunderbolts, the gentleman bush ranger. She was always protecting him and coming up with robbery ideas. Despite her heritage as an Aboriginal woman, Mary Ann pretended to be from New Zealand to avoid mistreatment. In addition to being a proficient reader and writer, she possessed bush survival skills which allowed her to outsmart troopers and trackers. Mary Ann showed resilience when she fought off the police during her arrest, protested her innocence and successfully proved it. Eventually, she decided to leave Thunderbolt and started a new life with a new man, having 15 children and working as a nurse.
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