Ned Kelly Essays

Ned Kelly was born on 28th December 1854. He was a ruthless bushranger from the late 1800’s in Australia. If someone can be classified as a villain, that is undoubtedly Ned Kelly. His actions speak for themselves as he murdered, stole, and robbed people and places to gain wealth for himself. In his short life of 25 years, Ned Kelly has stolen hundreds of livestock, robbed two banks, and murdered three policemen. The most obvious reason that proves Ned Kelly was a villain is that he murdered three

Ned Kelly Hanged Edward “Ned” Kelly was a bushranger from Victoria, Australia. He was born in 1855 and hung in 1880 at Old Melbourne Gaol and was buried in a mass grave. Ned Kelly was arrested for alleged assault on a Chinese pig farmer and was held for ten days on remand but the charge was dismissed in 1869. A year later, he was arrested and held in custody for seven weeks as a suspected accomplice of the bushranger Harry Power, the charge ended up being dismissed again. Kelly was convicted of

It had been claimed that Ned Kelly had taken up arms in April 1878 for the intention of shooting police but as six months had passed since the alleged shooting of Constable Fitzpatrick (who would later be dismissed from the police force as a liar, drunkard and perjurer) and the Stringybark Creek tragedy, there was not a robbery or any other offence reported of having been committed by Ned or his brother Dan. After his mother was convicted (and two innocent men) for aiding and abetting in the shooting

Do you think that Ned Kelly was a hero, villain or victim? Well too bad, your opinion doesn’t matter. He’s a villain for sure. The definition of a villain is a cruelly malicious person, who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime. This completely sums up Ned Kelly. He had a chance to have a good life, but chose to turn to lawlessness. Ned followed the bad influences of his good for nothing friends and family, stole, and had a violent personality. Ned Kelly’s family had a long criminal

Ever since I moved to Melbourne I 've wanted to visit the Old Melbourne Gaol. One of Melbourne 's oldest architectural buildings right at the heart of Melbourne 's CBD, situated on Russell Street, only minutes walk from the train station and one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions. Our experience at the Old Gaol started by getting arrested at the 1990s City Watch House. The Watch House Experience lasted for approximately forty minutes, one of the most interactive and engaging experiences

bushrangers, only Ned Kelly was my response, to which my father then asked if I knew of Ben Hall, I had no idea who Ben Hall was, this was followed by a short overview of who and what he was, which was told in away that captured my imagination. Early the next morning we packed the car and prior to hitting the road my father drove us out to the Forbes cemetary and to the grave of Ben Hall, where we stopped a short time, took some photo 's and Dad pointed out the grave of Ned Kelly 's sister Kate. After

Ned Kelly: Hero or Villain? Whether Ned Kelly is actually a ruthless criminal, or a hero who fought for the rights of the marginalized is a topic that has been debated since the days of Kelly himself. However, with the amount of crimes that Ned committed in the name of ‘justice’, it is hard to say that he is in fact a hero. However, this resentment that Ned held for the police force, may have sprout from the influence of Harry Power, a fellow bushranger, or even have been passed down through heritage

Ned Kelly debate: victim Introduction 20 secs: Good morning, thank you for the opportunity to let me debate and talk about why I believe the famous bushranger Ned Kelly is supposed to be a victim. What do you think Ned Kelly is? Paragraph 1 20 seconds: Ned Kelly was a man of a poor, unwealthy and unstable family. He grew up with his eight siblings and a widowed mother as his father died when Ned was just twelve. Throughout his life Ned has faced some challenges, leading many people to deem him to

since a child or read in a book is simply Is Ned Kelly a Hero, Victim or Villain? I’m here to set the record straight. Ned Kelly is a Villain. Does a hero or Victim steal peoples precious belongings? Do they put others in danger? Do they murder innocent people? The answer to all of those questions is NO! those 3 points are some of the villainous acts in which Ned Kelly pursued in his many years of terror. No one should re-live the tragic events that Ned did to the people of New South Wales and Victoria

One historical figure that has been of great interest to me lately is Ned Kelly - one of the best-known Australian heroes in history. For this reason, I have chosen to write about the film Ned Kelly (2003), starring Head Ledger. It tells the story of an Irish outlaw who spent 4 years in jail and came to the new world looking for a fresh start but found only oppression and injustice. This very much shows us the nature of the Australian society back then which started as a nation of convicts sent over

Ned Kelly was born on June 1854, in Beveridge, Victoria. His family were all Irish Christian. His father, John ‘Red’ Kelly, got sent over from Ireland to Australia for two different reasons; 1. The English people took over and destroyed the houses in different parts of Ireland, 2. he got sent over to Australia because he was a convict and done lots of different crimes back in Ireland. Ned Kelly didn’t have the best childhood and upbringing despite some of the good things that happened during it.

Ned Kelly – an under privileged Victim Ned Kelly – a scandalous, outback bushranger living in poverty with 12 siblings and widowed mother. Ned generated many controversial commentaries from the public due to his indecent behaviour. Some suggest he was a hero for seeking refuge from authority, and some say he was a victim of poverty and family loss. Ned Kelly is undeniably a victim. Ned and siblings were born into poverty for deprived lives. Ned and family were wrongly accused when they guarded

people have debated whether Ned Kelly was a hero, victim, or villain. The famous bushranger, Ned Kelly (1854-1880), born in Australia, was the eldest son of John and Ellen Kelly. He became a bushranger to fight for his mother’s freedom. Undeniably, Ned was a hero because he offered to do anything to free his mother from hard labour. He committed theft because his family was very poor, and commoners idolized him as he stood up to the government for them. To begin with, Ned Kelly would do anything to free

of the most notorious Australian icons of all time is Ned Kelly. I strongly believe that Ned Kelly was a victim of police corruption which ultimately led to his life being cut short. Because the story of Ned Kelly has been told by the authority in question, I do not believe that Ned Kelly has been accurately represented. I firmly believe Ned Kelly is a hero, not a villain. It has now been more than 100 years since the tragic death of Ned Kelly when he was hung in the old Melbourne Gaol in November

Ned Kelly was born in 1855 at Beveridge, Victoria, he was the eldest son of John Kelly and his wife Ellen nee Quinn. Ned Kelly was a horse thief, cop killer and a bank robber. He is significant because of, his last words, the armour he made and also him robbing a pig famer. One of the names people gave Ned Kelly was “The Knight in Shining Armour”. This all happened in 1879, when the Kelly gang came up with the idea of making armour from mouldboards. They used hammers to beat the material until it

little bit of good.” Is a perfect illustration of Eric Edgar Cooke and Ned Kelly, two of Australia’s most historical individuals. Cooke was a vilified serial killer who terrorized the City of Perth, that appeared good sometimes. Whereas Kelly was a glorified hero who also committed crimes. As a result, both individuals portray the concept of good vs evil equally. This essay explores the idea of Eric Edgar Cooke and Ned Kelly being either represented as glorified or vilified, regarding one another's

Ned Kelly: Australia's most famous rebel By Anthony Main To be described as "game as Ned Kelly" in Australia is to be known as someone who is both bold and principled. But how did an outlaw bushranger who robbed banks and killed police come to be a popular icon and a symbol of rebellion? The truth is Kelly was never just an ordinary crim. While he was despised by the establishment, his affinity with the poor and his stand against police harassment, saw him revered by huge swathes of the population

exceptionally honoured. As the young Australian of the year, I would like to discuss an important issue in my speech today, and that is the great folk hero Ned Kelly. There has been a great debate about whether Ned Kelly should stay as an iconic Australian. I believe that he should stay as an icon because it’s not the murderous thug we recognise in Ned but the true Australian qualities. The whole debate started when people thought that it was quite strange for a country to have a national icon that

National History Challenge - Bushrangers - Ned Kelly - Written by Christian Watson Edward ‘Ned’ Kelly was born in Victoria in 1854 (exact date unknown), and is of Irish descent. He is one of the most famous individuals in Australian History. Ned was and is still undoubtedly the most famous Australian bushranger to ever live. His life began and ended in Victoria, breathing his final breath in the Old Melbourne Gaol in 1880. Ned Kelly is truly a hero in many people’s eyes, where-as other people seem

The Simpsons each week. On April 19th, 1987 after the shorts of The Simpsons were shown on The Tracy Ullman Shown they developed it into a half-hour prime time show. The episode I will be focusing on is Hurricane Neddy which focuses on the character Ned Flanders as his family goes through a rough time with his house being destroyed. The Simpsons uses several methods such as surrealism, characterisation and satire to engage the audience by adding humour and furthering the plot. The creators of this