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Edward Kelly was an Australian bushranger, gang leader and police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing a homemade suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police.
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culture · Australian bushranger (1854–1880) · bushranger · writer · also Ned Kelly, Edward Kelly, Edward "Ned" Kelly, Kelly
Born December 1854 · Died 11 November 1880 · Q301816
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Public attention spiked: 9,958 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.7× the usual 1,490, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Ned Kelly Awards 2026 best debut crime fiction shortlist announced” (Books+Publishing).
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Books+Publishing: Ned Kelly Awards 2026 best debut crime fiction shortlist announced
YouTube: IAFF General President Edward Kelly's Address | 58th IAFF Convention
Benalla Ensign: Swanpool producer channels Ned Kelly's spirit in his sensational debut film
The Guardian: ‘If you yell at everything, no one’s gonna listen’: Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich on the Australian musicians rewriting the rules
Public attention spiked: 7,114 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.8× the usual 1,490, with 0 article edits.
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American Songwriter: On This Day in 1969, Mick Jagger Was Nearly Seriously Injured by a Stray Bullet While Filming ‘Ned Kelly’
The Victorian government approved the handover of Kelly's bones to his family, who arranged his final burial and also appealed for the return of his skull, without success
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Archaeologists announced they had likely found Kelly's burial site at Pentridge Prison, among the remains of 32 executed felons
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Was submitted for forensic testing along with the Pentridge remains, which concluded in 2011 the skull was not Kelly's
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“s survival owes much to Jones, who was tipped off about its existence in 1969 and watched over it as it passed through a series of private owners.”
“The Legend of Ned Kelly: A Vicious Arch Bully with Dingo Eyes”
Country singer Tex Morton recorded a song about Kelly, followed by recordings from Slim Dusty and American artists Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash
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The Old Melbourne Gaol was closed for demolition work, during which the remains of felons were uncovered
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Brickey Williamson, who was seeking remission for his sentence in relation to the incident, stated that Kelly shot Fitzpatrick after the constable had drawn his revolver
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Died 1880-11-11.
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“Everyone looks on me like a black snake.”
Called it "a foolish story", and three policemen gave sworn evidence that he admitted he had shot Fitzpatrick
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The gang tried to derail and ambush a police train as a prelude to attacking Benalla, the base of police operations in the region
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It is said this was the same sash worn by Kelly during his last stand in 1880.
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Kelly's sister Kate stated that he shot Fitzpatrick after the constable had made a sexual advance to her
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And Kelly was indicted for his attempted murder
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Some of the earliest attributed to Joe Byrne and often set to the tunes of Irish rebel songs
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“Ah Fook, a Chinese hawker, attributed these words to Kelly after the pair had an altercation in 1869. They are the earliest publicly recorded words attributed to Kelly.”
14-year-old Kelly met Irish-born Harry Power (alias of Henry Johnson), a transported convict who turned to bushranging in north-eastern Victoria after escaping Melbourne's Pentridge Prison
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Kelly's uncle Jim Kelly was convicted of arson after setting fire to the rented premises where the Kellys and some of the Lloyds were staying
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Leaving Kelly, then aged 12, as the eldest male of the household
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Red was convicted of receiving a stolen hide and, unable to pay the £25 fine, sentenced to six months' hard labour
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In 1864 the family moved to Avenel, near Seymour, where Kelly obtained basic schooling and became familiar with the bush.
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The family moved to Avenel, near Seymour, where Kelly obtained basic schooling and became familiar with the bush
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Born 1854-12.
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And was employed as a bush carpenter by farmer James Quinn at Wallan Wallan
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At Clonbrogan near Moyglass, County Tipperary, Ireland
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