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The 11th November 2020 marks 140 years since Ned Kelly was hanged at Melbourne Gaol. Matt scores an exclusive interview with the famous bushranger to find ou...
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- Behind the News
Songs & videos about Australian bushranger Ned (Edward) Kelly.
- Ned Kelly - The Iron Outlaw - Extra History - Part 51.4M views
- Ned Kelly - Kelly Country - Extra History - Part 41.5M views
- Ned Kelly - Shoot Out at Stringybark Creek - Extra History - Part 31.5M views
- Ned Kelly - Under Suspicion - Extra History - Part 21.7M views
- Ned Kelly - Becoming a Bushranger - Extra History - Part 12.4M views
- History of Ned Kelly in 1 minute5.1K views
- Ned Kelly: The Robin Hood of Australia | Tooky History49.8K views
- Ned Kelly by Johnny Cash3.2K views
- Ned Kelly: Hero or Villain?8.9K views
- The true story of the Kelly Gang Armour | Did it work? Who made it?600.8K views
Ned Kelly's life story reads like a thrilling novel, a saga of rebellion, daring heists, and a fierce battle against authority that has captivated Australian...
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Sep 12, 2024 · Ned Kelly, most famous of the bushrangers, Australian rural outlaws of the 19th century. He was the leader of the Kelly gang, who perpetrated a series of daring robberies in the Victoria-New South Wales borderland (1878–80) that captured the imagination of the public.
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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.
Jun 1, 2021 · His song about Australian bushranger Ned Kelly may well seem an odd inclusion. However, his family’s finanical and personal struggles during the Great Depression gave him a lifelong sympathy for the poor and working class, and inspired much of his music.
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In 1948, a new biography of Ned Kelly was published. It called him ‘Australia’s son’ and that rang true. More than a simple bushranger, Ned was now a symbol of the nation, or as biographer Max Brown wrote at the time, he represented ‘the seal of manhood’ that would ‘never cease to ring in Australian hearts’.
