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Ned Kelly. 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.
Jan 20, 2013 · To many Australians, Ned Kelly, the son of poor Irish Catholics, was a heroic anti-establishment figure who fought corrupt British colonists in the 19th Century.
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 falls in love with Mary and makes plans to escape the colony with her after she becomes pregnant with his child.
- Peter Carey
- 2000
Mar 6, 2015 · EARLY last year, Victorian author Trevor Tucker published his debut novel, Ned Kelly's Son. The book explores the possibility that the infamous bushranger fathered a child with a young Irish girl he met shortly before his last stand at Glenrowan in June, 1880.
Oct 15, 2020 · Ned’s mother, Ellen Kelly (nee. Quinn) arrived in Port Phillip, Victoria, in July 1841 with her family. From County Antrim, the ten Quinns were assisted passengers – they had their voyage subsidised by the colonial government.
Sep 18, 2023 · Learn more about Ned Kelly's life and his legendary suit of armour. The history Quick facts. Ned Kelly: was born sometime between December 1854 and June 1855, in Beveridge, Victoria. His precise birthdate is not known. was the eldest son of eight children to John 'Red' Kelly and Ellen Quinn.
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Jan 1, 1974 · Edward (Ned) Kelly (1855-1880), bushranger, was born in 1854 or 1855 at Beveridge, Victoria, the eldest son of John (Red) Kelly and his wife Ellen, née Quinn. His father was born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1820 and sentenced in 1841 to seven years' transportation for stealing two pigs.
