Ned Kelly - Australian's Most Famous Bushranger

Edward "Ned" Kelly was born at Beveridge,arrested for the theft and for assaulting police
Victoria in January 1855, the son of an IrishmanConstable Hall. Ned served 3 years for the crime.
convicted and transported to Australia, and diedSoon after he was sent to prison his brothers
at the hangman’s noose on 11 NovemberJim, then aged 12 and Dan, aged 10 where
1880 at the Old Melbourne Gaol. He is Australia'sarrested for riding a horse that belonged to a local
most famous bushranger even today stirsfarmer. The boys spent a night in gaol before
emotions and rivalry between his descendants andbeing released. Two years later Jim was arrested
opposers.for cattle-rustling. While he pleaded he did not
While much of his bushranger life is wellknow that some of the cattle did not belong to
documented, it is often forgotten that as a younghis employer Tom Lloyd he still received a
boy he risked his life to save another boy,five-year sentence.
Richard Shelton, from drowning.  He wasIt was incident dubbed ‘The Fitzpatrick
awarded with a green sash from the SheltonIncident’ that sent Dan and Ned Kelly into
family and wore it under his armour during his finalhiding. The Kellys refuted the claims of Constable
showdown with police in 1880.Alexander Fitzpatrick that he was attacked by
Ned Kelly was at early age accused of assaultingrevolver wielding members of the Kelly family
and robbing a Chinese pig farmer named Ah Fookincluding Ned, Dan and Ellen, and family friends
and was detained for 10 days before beingBricky Williamson and Bill Skillon, but believing they
released. He later met Isaiah ‘Wild’ Wrightwould be unable to convince police they went in
who had, unbeknown to Ned, stolen a horse fromto hiding and were later joined by friends Joe
the Mansfield postmaster. Wright asked Ned toByrne and Steve Hart.
look after the horse and Ned was subsequently