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Ben Hall and the outlawed bushrangers - Australia's Culture PortalUnknown artist, Ben Hall, the bushranger, c. The exploits, capture and death of 'Brave' Ben Hall in the 1860s are part of Australian folklore, as well as marking a historical shift in the treatment of bushrangers. Hall's exploits and the apparent ineffi...
McFarlane & Erskine, Gold escort attacked by bushrangers, 187-, print: lithograph. Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia: nla.pic-an8420450. Black Caesar escaped into the bush in 1790 with a musket where he later joined five or six other es...
The Australian film industry got off to a flying start, producing what was probably the world's first full length feature film in 1906. The film was the Tait brothers production The Story of the Kelly Gang, a success in both Australian and British theatr...
The Australian film industry got off to a flying start, producing what was probably the world's first full length feature film in 1906. South Australia banned the screening of bushranger films in 1911, Victoria followed in 1912. Colour production came t...
Australian novels are an impressive collection of written works, and represent a dynamic body of excellent writers, some with significant international awards to their credit. The Australian poet Alec Hope said that, 'The Bunyip of Australian literature ...
Australian language, letters and literature in Australia has been influenced by Aboriginal storytelling, convict tales and the desire by colonists to relate their experiences in a new country. Similarly, the bush ballads of Henry Lawson and Andrew 'Banjo...
Unknown, Portrait of the bushranger Ned Kelly, 1880, glass plate negative. More books, songs and websites have been written about Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang than any other group of Australian historical figures. Unknown, Kate Kelly, sister of Ned Kelly...
Australian folklore, its traditions, customs and beliefs are based on both Indigenous and also non-Indigenous people's knowledge and experience of history in Australia. Some of Australia's folklore remembers the relationship between Europeans and Aborigi...
With mounting evidence and stories circulating about their seemingly miraculous ability to find people, Aboriginal trackers' abilities became legendary in the minds of white Australians. Paul Raffaele, Aboriginal tracker Teddy Egan and son. The Australi...
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A recording detailing the history of the Kelly outbreak featuring some of the best known vocalists in the Australian recording industry.
Victorian Police Museum (more info)
The Victorian Police Museum has a collection of artifacts ranging from those relating to the Kelly Gang outbreak of the 1870's through to contemporary investigations of events such as the Russell Street bombing and Hoddle Street shootings of the 1980's.
Bayside Studio and Showroom - ArchiSpray Art (more info)
Bayside Studio creates fine art, murals and luxury fine finishes for decorative ornate plaster. ArchiSpray artist Joan Kamaru features her Australian Bushrangers 'Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang' inspired paintings and carved cast plaster sculptures. The web
Glenrowan 1880 - The Last Stand (more info)
A website about Ned Kelly's last stand at Glenrowan in June 1880, when the Kelly Gang took over the Glenrowan Inn. Sources used are original archive documents, newspapers, and police and eye-witness statements. The site also covers Glenrowan tourism and s
Ned Kelly: Australian Ironoutlaw (more info)
This site lists all the major events that have gone into making the era of the Kelly Gang one of the most infamous events in Australian history.
Site tells the story of Joe Byrne 1856 - 1880. A member of the infamous Ned Kelly Gang, site intends to paint a historically accurate picture of this member of the gang.
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> > TIF (4.96 MB)> > NFSA: 349661 JPG (129 KB) > The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)> Ned Kelly in armour, falling in front of a fallen tree. > > TIF ( 4.81 MB)> > NFSA: 582303 JPG (695 KB) > The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)> Postcard: Kate Kelly, 'the h...
Like many other films of its day, The Story of the Kelly Gang was filmed mostly in wide shot, duplicating the perspective that audiences were accustomed to from live theatre. The NFSA’s centennial restoration of The Story of the Kelly Gang incorpor...
JPG (143 KB) The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)> Ned Kelly lying on the ground, surrounded by three troopers, his helmet removed. JPG (130 KB) The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)> Ned Kelly in armour, falling in front of a fallen tree. JPG (137 KB) The Sto...
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