downunder update

The Kelly gang, like so many of the Irish rural rebels, performed their outrages under a full moon. The raid on Jerilderie, the shooting of Aaron Sherritt and the subsequent siege at Glenrowan, all coincided with the full moon.
In Ireland the ‘Ribbonmen’ and the “Whiteboys’ also carried out their activities on nights illuminated by the [...]

The beginnings of what is often called the Kelly Outbreak can be traced to the visit of Constable Alex Fitzpatrick to the Kelly property outside of Greta on Monday April 15 1878. No one can confidently say what happened that day, a range of stories and interpretations exist, but the tongues of all those present [...]

Ned Kelly, Joe Byrne, Dan Kelly and Steve Hart.
Article by Glen Davis
To describe these four young men as a gang is a bit of a misnomer. They found themslves outlawed in may ways by circumstances, rather than by planning to band together, to take up arms and operate outside of society.
The four [...]