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  1. May 19, 2014 · In fact, Fitzsimons did nothing of the sort, and when interviewed during his subsequent book tours, backed right away from answering that most central question about Ned kelly – was he a good man or bad man – by quoting someone else who always said Ned Kelly was “somewhere between a Villainous hero or Heroic Villain.”.

  2. Jan 1, 2001 · Keith McMenomy has spent twenty years assembling an unrivalled selection of Kelly paraphernalia - with over 330 illustrations - piecing together authentic accounts to form a complete picture of Kelly and his gang.

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  3. Jun 25, 2014 · In the following years, Kelly grew to symbolise the industrious and resourceful bush settlers who had learned to live in this harsh country, becoming an expert horseman, bushman and tree feller. As his exploits became more audacious, he also became a symbol of those early Australians who defied the authority of the Protestant English establishment.

  4. Nov 11, 2018 · I am now pleased to have read Black Snake: The Real Story of Ned Kelly by Leo Kennedy, the great-grandson of Sergeant Michael Kennedy who, together with his two companions, was outgunned and subjected to horrific and sadistic treatment by Kelly at Stringybark Creek, yet has come to be belittled and denigrated by a veritably army of Kelly ...

  5. Jan 1, 2001 · Indentured by his bootlegger mother to a famous horse thief (who was also her lover), Ned saw his first prison cell at 15 and by the age of 26 had become the most wanted man in the wild colony of Victoria, taking over whole towns and defying the law until he was finally captured and hanged.

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  6. Apr 26, 2022 · David Dufty’s new book tells the story of the men who brought Ned Kelly to justice. Ned Kelly is a topic as controversial as the Eureka Stockade, a narrative which divides, and is framed as rebellion vs authority. He was similarly anathema for decades, before a sea change in opinion.

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  8. Review by Cathy Powell. Ned Kelly’s reputation as Australia’s most notorious outlaw is part of the fabric of Australian history in general. Peter Fitzsimons’ book builds on previous research on Kelly by going through the main events that led to his eventual demise.

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