Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Bushranging numbers flourished in New South Wales with the rise of the colonial-born sons of poor , often ex-convict squatters who were drawn to a more glamorous life than mining or farming .
Simplified: Bushranging numbers grew in New South Wales with the rise of the colonial-born sons of poor , often ex-convict farmers , who wanted a more exciting life than mining or farming .