Lorna Doone
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Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a historical novel by R. D. Blackmore, first published in three volumes in London in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the
Badgworthy water, Malmsmead
John Ridd learns to fire his father's gun – from an 1893 illustrated edition
Armour of the Kelly gang
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In 1879, Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly devised a plan to create bulletproof armour and wear it during shootouts with the police. He and other members of the Kelly gang—Joe Byrne, Steve Ha
Lorna Doone
…Blackmore's character. Lorna Doone was said to be the favourite book of Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly, who may have thought of the idea of his armour by reading of the outlaw Doones "with iron plates on breast and head". Lorna Doone is a character portrayed by Christine McIntyre in The Three Stooges…
Ned Kelly's armour on display in the State Library of Victoria. The helmet, breastplate, backplate and shoulder plates show 18 bullet marks. Also on display are Kelly's Snider Enfield and one of his boots.
An 1880 illustration showing Ned Kelly's helmet and armour suit complete with an apron and shoulder plates
Dan Kelly 2
Steve Hart 2