Australian outlaw 'n rebel , Ned Kelly , the day before his execution on
Nov. 11 , 1880
Felt like stuffing the video box with something rousing this evening , a tonic to keep the ol blood to flowing and the rebel spirit riled up . Pulled out a flic on Ned Kelly .
No , not talking about the Mick Jagger version ( he did good stick'n to his day job ) .
Don't remember reading too much concerning him or his deeds in the bush but I have read some . I see also that his lifetime spanned the same era of our war between the states . Seems as if we all had overlord regimes we had to survive under . Continually hard pressed and driven to drastic measures to survive . For isn't this what they make it - a fight to survive ? Such is the story of our people .
Ned Kelly at 15 ( 1871 ) - serving a 3 yr. prison term
Ned at 19 years ( 1874 ) - year of his release
Here's a link that looks pretty good ... lot of info and pics . Ned Kelly was 25 years old when he was hung , despite protests and petitions numbering into the thousands .
http://www.ironoutlaw.com/html/history_01.html
Ned Kelly's armour ... all 91 pounds of it !
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