Bank Robbers
Australians convicted of bank robbery:
- Brenden Abbott, (born 1962), known as the Postcard Bandit
- Darcy Dugan, (1920–1991), bank robber and New South Wales' most notorious prison escape artist.
- Keith Faure, (born 1951), from Victoria, is an Australian career criminal
- Edward "Ned" Kelly, (1854/1855–1880), famous armour wearing Victorian bushranger
- Victor Peirce (1958–2002), from Melbourne, was a member of the Pettingill family
- Gregory Roberts (born 1952), a former heroin addict and convicted bank robber who escaped and fled to India. Author of Shantaram.
Read more about this topic: List Of Australian Criminals
Famous quotes containing the words bank and/or robbers:
“It was like passing a boundary to dive
Into the sun-filled water, brightly leafed
And limbed and lighted out from bank to bank.
That’s how the stars shine during the day.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“Only in war are you holy, and when you are robbers and cruel.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)