Cultural depictions of Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly was a 19th-century Australian bushranger and outlaw whose life has inspired numerous works in the arts and popular culture, especially in his home country, where he is viewed by some as a Robin Hood-like figure.
A replica of Ned Kelly's armour, designed for the 2003 film Ned Kelly starring Heath Ledger in the title role and now in the collection of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image
A homemade letterbox in the style of Ned Kelly's armour, Bullio, Southern Highlands, New South Wales
Actor portraying Kelly in The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)
Edward Kelly was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police-murderer. One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police.
Kelly's boyhood home, built by his father in Beveridge in 1859
At age 11, Kelly saved a young boy from drowning in a creek, and was awarded this green sash in recognition of his bravery. Kelly wore the sash under his armour during his last stand at Glenrowan. It remains stained with his blood. (Benalla Museum)
Harry Power has been described as Kelly's bushranging "mentor".
Power's capture. Kelly was accused of informing on the bushranger.
