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Dark Outlaw

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Dark Outlaw
AuthorFrank Clune
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFrank Gardiner
Genrehistorical novel
Set incolonial New South Wales
PublishedSydney
PublisherAngus and Robertson
Publication date
1945
Publication placeAustralia

Dark Outlaw: The Story of Gunman Gardiner is a 1945 Australian historical novel by Frank Clune about bushranger Frank Gardiner.[1][2]

In 1948, Clune stated it was his best-selling book, with over 80,000 copies sold.[3] He wrote this and Ben Hall, Bushranger as historical novels while researching his large non fiction book Wild Colonial Boys.[4][5]

Clune rewrote the material and published a new version in 1952 called Gunman Gardiner.[6][7]

He later wrote a proper biography of Gardiner called King of the Road, which was published in 1967.

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  1. ^ "Exciting New Novel By Frank Clune". Daily Mirror. No. 1200. New South Wales, Australia. 29 March 1945. p. 9 (Country Edition). Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Advocate Magazine". Advocate. Vol. LXXXI, no. 4823. Victoria, Australia. 8 January 1948. p. 9. Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "AUTHOR FRANK CLUNE IN ADELAIDE". The News. Vol. 50, no. 7, 767. South Australia. 26 June 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "New Rooks Reviewed --". The Heral]. No. 22, 338. Victoria, Australia. 24 December 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Back in the days of bushrangers". The News. Vol. 52, no. 7, 928. South Australia. 1 January 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "BOOK REVIEWS BY H. N. HUFFADINE". News. Vol. 58, no. 8, 894. South Australia. 9 February 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Books In Brief". The West Australian. Vol. 68, no. 20, 449. Western Australia. 2 February 1952. p. 17. Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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