Ned Kelly

STORY Ned Kelly’s parents were married in Melbourne on November the 15th 1850, four years later their first son Ned was born at Wallan. The Kelly’s lived at Beveridge for a short time before relocating to Avenel. It was at Avenel that ten year old Ned saved the life a five year old child from drowning in the local creek. Ned’s father died shortly after and the family left Avenel in 1867. The Kelly family moved to the Eleven Mile Creek outside of Greta and at the age of thirteen Ned took up with the notorious bushranger Harry Power. Captured in 1870, Power received fifteen years prison. With his apprenticeship complete, Ned was out in the world on his own but not for long though as he was sentenced to six months gaol for indecent behaviour.…

Ned Kelly: Guilty or Innocent Historically there has been great speculation as to whether Ned Kelly is a hero, villain or victim, but in my opinion there is no dilemma as to determining whether or not Ned Kelly was a hero or villain. The evidence presented shows that Ned Kelly was a villain. Ned Kelly was a thief, a bank robber and a murderer and he got what he deserved, over his short life, he stole hundreds of horses and cattle, robbed two banks and killed three men. An example of these is he…

Ned Kelly Hero or villain Ned kelly was indeed a villain he killed multiple people not for self defence he was a outlaw too the people in his homeland he was apart of a gang too rob and steal mostly horse and cattle he was well know by the police since they were upset with capturing him ned was involved with countless murders at stringybark creek. where there was three officers kill on site ned was over protective with his family he hurt a man that was haring's his sister he shot him in the…

Edward (Ned) Kelly was considered an outlaw within society in the late 19th century, due to his actions against injustices in society. However, in Australian history, the question was proposed whether Kelly was a bush hero or criminal. In recent times, the Australian media and culture has presented Kelly to become a national bush hero. The legend of Ned Kelly has changed overtime due to the historical recounts forming the Bush myth. Within this legend, the cultural identity of Australia was…

Robert Drewe’s 1991 novel Our Sunshine explores the insights of the famous outlaw, Ned Kelly. The text perceives Ned in a way we have never seen him before, changing the way the public views Ned forever. Our sunshine is a re-written version of Ned Kelly’s life which Drewe successfully achieves, the uses of textual themes complimented with language techniques and dominant themes are portrayed within the text. The theme of loyalty is continuously brought up in the novel and the techniques of…

IMAGE GOES HERE Ballad Ned Kelly fought the rich men in country and in town, Ned Kelly fought the troopers until they ran him down; He thought that he had fooled them, for he was hard to find, But he rode into Glenrowan with the troopers close behind. "Come out of that, Ned Kelly," the head zarucker calls, "Come out and leave your shelter, or we'll shoot it full of holes." "If you'd take me," says Kelly, "that's not the speech to use; I've lived to spite your order, I'll…

Grabber: The Outrageous, Vile and Sinful Ned Kelly. Greeting: Good Morning/Afternoon Class 7F and Mr Hook. Issue: The recent issue of debate is whether people of the society believe that Ned Kelly is a Hero or Villain. Stance: Today I will be convincing you that the blood thirsty, villainous Ned Kelly was a crooked and deplorable man who had many criminal records from a young age, was involved in the Stringybark Creek murders and captured the whole Jerilderie town. These topics are only some…

Who was Ned Kelly? Ned Kelly was born somewhere between 1854 and 1855 at Beveridge, Victoria. His father was an Irishman, John “Red” Kelly who had been transported to Australia for stealing two pigs. His mother was Ellen Quinn. Ned had a pretty hard life growing up as his parents were poor and struggled to make ends meet. He did go to school for a few years, but this stopped when his father died in 1866. Ned was the oldest son so he became the breadwinner for the family. At this time, his…

Ned Kelly definitely claims the award of being the filthiest, cruellest and craziest villain in Australian history. Ned is certainly the reason why the families that are ruined by their bottom provider that are just trying to do their job were killed. The money must go towards a charity which helps support families affected by a range of serious crimes. Robbery, Murder and Neds heartless actions. They’re just some of the harsh things Ned has done through his life time. “Your husband is dead, he…

Along with these historical moments being adjusted to better fit a narrative, Carey’s incorporation of magical realism compels the narrative to drift further from being a fact-based to more of a folkloric piece. These elements include the banshee, rat catcher, and a magnificent horseman who appears as a “wraith-like boy” (Clancy 175). The newspaper articles from The Jerilderie Gazette and The Morning Chronicle are also used to show the subjectivity experienced by Ned Kelly. In an interview with…