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most accurate and lavishly presented story of the
Ned Kelly saga has to be Ian Jones and Bronwyn Binns'
mini-series The
Last Outlaw made in 1980 by
Pegasus Productions and Channel Seven Melbourne.
Filmed on location in and around Kelly Country, it
starred John Jarratt as Ned Kelly, Steven Bisley
as Joe Byrne, Sigrid Thornton as Kate Kelly, David
Bradshaw as Wild Wright, Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Tom
Lloyd, Elaine Cusick as Mrs. Kelly, Peter Hehir as
Aaron Sherritt and Gerard Kennedy as Harry Power. |
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We
always knew it would come to this, didn't we? Not just
another fight. It is got to be war.
Ned Kelly to Tom Lloyd prior
to the siege of Glenrowan |
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If
my lips teach the public that men are made mad by
bad treatment, and if the police are taught that
they may exasperate to madness men they persecute
and ill treat, my life will not be entirely thrown
away.
Ned Kelly after his capture in 1880 |
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I
could have thrown a different light on this case. I do
not fear death, I fear it as little as to drink a
cup of tea.
Ned to Judge Redmond Barry before the sentence of
death was passed |
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The
Last Outlaw: A Loving Look At
October 15, 1980 |
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| LATEST NEWS |
While
news reports abound with stories of Ned Kelly's missing bones
not a word is mentioned about his stolen skull? Back in December
1978, Kelly's cranium was lifted from the Old Melbourne Gaol
in what appeared to be a university student prank. One of
the culprits was rumoured to be an ex-prime minister's son,
yet to this day no one knows what happened to it. While a
dirt farmer in Western Australia claims he has the skull
buried in a tin can in his backyard, evidence has consistently
disproved his claim. For while he allegedly carries one of
the skull's teeth on a necklace, it is in fact Ernest Knox's
skull (hence the EK engraved on the skull). This EK was executed
in 1894 for murder, after the shooting death of a jeweller's
son during a bungled armed robbery. Either way, they are
human remains and the befuddled Western Australian police
should have confiscated this skull when they first heard
his claim. |
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SHOPPING |
This
re-release includes an extra 30 minutes of special features
beautifully presented in a new and exciting cover design.
The viewer now has the privilege of accompanying Ian Jones,
an eminent Kelly historian and author, as he revisits such
sites as the Kelly and Police caves, Glenrowan, Stringybark
Creek and Joe Byrne and Aaron Sherritt's secret hide out
in Byrnes Gully. The main feature is also an exciting journey
through the events of Ned Kelly’s life and the country
that shaped it, told through rare photographs and press drawings.
Showcasing many beautiful locations of North Eastern Victoria,
the DVD provides an accurate guide for the traveller interested
in visiting the places where these remarkable events occurred.
$29.95 Australia inc. postage
$39.95 Worldwide inc.
postage
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| FREE DOWNLOADS |
 Australian
Son
Chapters
1 & 2
Kelly Round-Up
Bracken
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Ned: the Exhibition
Chapters
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