downunder update

The day of November 11 calls to Australians three times. On this day in 1880 Ned Kelly went to his death and in 1975 our elected government was dismissed with the connivance of England’s Queen.
The execution of a bushranger and the sacking of a Prime Minister have different interpretations across our diverse [...]

Ned Kelly is our famous bushranger, a folk hero who became a legend during his own life.
Ned is part of the mythology of ‘the bush’ - the perceived cradle of mateship, equality, and the masculine virtue of fearless strength. A self–educated man, Ned was extremely articulate, known for his poetic turn of phrase and sharp [...]

This suit of armour was worn by Ned Kelly at Glenrowan. It was made from mouldboards and boiler plate steel from an old plough, and weighed 44 kg - 97 lbs. Dressed in this armour, Ned Kelly burst out of the Glenrowan Hotel on a misty morning in 1880.
At first the dumbfounded police couldn’t [...]