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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.
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Ned Kelly's armour on display in the State Library of Victoria. The helmet, breastplate, backplate and shoulder plates show 18 bullet marks. Also on display are Kelly's Snider Enfield rifle and one of his boots. In 1879, Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly devised a plan to create bulletproof armour and wear it during shootouts with the ...
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".
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A Washington, D.C. man has been charged with murder after police say he stabbed his grandmother to death and then texted a photograph of her dead body to other family members last Friday.
This photograph of Ned Kelly, taken the day before his execution in 1880, provided the inspiration for the term "Ned Kelly beard". A Ned Kelly beard is a style of facial hair named after 19th-century Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly. It consists of a full, luxuriant beard and a moustache, and is typically accompanied by short, styled ...