Ned Kelly : the ironclad Australian bushranger |
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| Title : | Ned Kelly : the ironclad Australian bushranger |
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| Creator : | Borlase, James S. (James Skipp) | ||
| Place Of Creation : | London | ||
| Publisher : | Alfred J. Isaacs & Sons | ||
| Date of creation : | [1881?] | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
The notorious bushranging Kelly Gang was pursued by police in Victoria for bank robberies and murder. At the final stand in Glenrowan, the gang held 60 hostages in a hotel. In the following siege, three members of the gang, including Ned's brother Dan, were killed by police. The wounded Ned, clad in his famous suit of armour, was arrested for the murder of Constable Lonigan at Stringybark Creek. Convicted, Kelly was hanged at Melbourne Gaol on 11 November 1880 at 25 years of age and, for many Australians, he has assumed the status of folk hero.
From the 1830s, publications known as 'penny bloods' provided cheap, entertaining reading - such as historic or domestic romances - for the rapidly growing working classes. By the 1880s publishers were using improved and cheaper colour printing to produce brightly coloured covers to attract purchasers. At this time the readership was largely adolescent youths and these serial publications often featured violent tales of adventure. 'Penny bloods' were known as 'penny dreadfuls' by their critics. Action-packed tales of highwaymen were popular from the early 'penny dreadfuls' throughout following decades and included the Kelly Gang exploits, embellished from real life happenings. |
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| Related names : | Kelly, Ned, 1855-1880 |
| Period : | 1852-1883 |
| Further reading : | Corfield, Justin. The Ned Kelly encylopaedia, South Melbourne., Victoria: Lothian, c2003 Dolan, Beth, ed. Kelly culture: reconstructing Ned Kelly, Melbourne: State Library of Victoria, 2003 Kelson, Brendon and John McQuilton. Kelly country: a photographic journey, St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press, 2001 |
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