Traces of the life of Ned Kelly and the Kelly family during the period 1870-1880. The scene is Glenrowan, about 200 miles from Melbourne, where a small, inefficient and bigoted police .. show full overview
Traces of the life of Ned Kelly and the Kelly family during the period 1870-1880. The scene is Glenrowan, about 200 miles from Melbourne, where a small, inefficient and bigoted police force of 10 men maintains a brutal law and order over a bush territory half the size of Europe.
In the Kelly family's eldest son, Ned, the downtrodden of the area quickly found a champion. With his brothers Dan and Jim and relatives Steve Hart and Joe Byrne, the Kelly gang quickly .. show full overview
In the Kelly family's eldest son, Ned, the downtrodden of the area quickly found a champion. With his brothers Dan and Jim and relatives Steve Hart and Joe Byrne, the Kelly gang quickly established a reputation that spread the length and breadth of Australia.
Taking from the rich and giving to the poor gave the Kelly gang a 'Robin Hood' image to the folk around Glenrowan and many would shelter and feed them.
Taking from the rich and giving to the poor gave the Kelly gang a 'Robin Hood' image to the folk around Glenrowan and many would shelter and feed them.
