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Edward Kelly (December 1854 [a] – 11 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police-murderer.One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police.
Australian artist Sidney Nolan painted numerous Ned Kelly works, beginning with his now-iconic 1946–47 series, which Nolan later said was inspired by "Kelly's own words, and Rousseau, and sunlight". The Jerilderie Letter in particular "fascinated [Nolan] with their blend of poetry and political engagement". [46]
This adds to the growing folklore surrounding the Kelly Gang, which they fuel by robbing banks and giving parts of the money to the lower-class settlers in Victoria who help to shelter the gang. During the gang's raids, Ned Kelly meets a young Irish girl named Mary Hearn, who already has a young son by Kelly's stepfather, George King. Kelly ...
The last major phase of bushranging peaked towards the end of the decade, epitomised by the Kelly gang, led by Ned Kelly, Australia's best-known bushranger and outlaw. Although bushrangers appeared sporadically into the early 20th century, most historians regard Kelly's capture and execution in 1880 as effectively representing the end of the ...
The Last Outlaw is a 1963 British radio serial by Rex Rienits about Ned Kelly. [1] It is not to be confused with the 1980 Australian mini series about Kelly, which has the same name . The serial was one of a number of dramatisations of Australian historical figures by Rienits.
Mrs. Kelly: The mother of Ned, Dan, and Kate Kelly. She is based on Ellen Kelly. Lucretia Aspen: A "giddy" 60-year-old. Mary Byrne: The sister of Joe Byrne. Kate Kelly: The sister of Ned and Dan Kelly, called "the Pride of the Forest". Martin Cherry: A crippled individual. He is based on an individual of the same name.
Ned Kelly and his gang had been cornered by the police in a local hotel, which the police set alight in order to draw out the remaining bushrangers. Gibney entered the burning building in an attempt to rescue anyone inside, and found the bodies of gang members Joe Byrne , Dan Kelly and Steve Hart , as well as the mortally wounded hostage Martin ...
Byrne was likely present at the Kelly homestead on 15 April 1878 when Constable Fitzpatrick claimed that Ned Kelly shot him and Ellen Kelly, Ned's mother, hit him over the head with a shovel. Afterwards, Ned and Dan Kelly fled to Bullock Creek with a 100-pound bounty on their heads and Ellen Kelly was sentenced to three years hard labour for ...