Yass, New South Wales
There was much bushranging activity in the [[Wyangala#Water resources|Lachlan Valley]], around [[Forbes, New South Wales|Forbes]], [[Yass, New South Wales|Yass]] and [[Cowra]] in News South Wales. [[Frank Gardiner]], [[John Gilbert (bushranger)|John Gilbert]] and [[Ben Hall (bushranger)|Ben Hall]] led the most notorious gangs of the period. Other active bushrangers included [[Dan Morgan (bushranger)|Dan Morgan]], based in the [[Murray River]], and [[Captain Thunderbolt]], killed outside [[Uralla, New South Wales|Uralla]].