At school, after my class and I learned about Ned Kelly, my teacher assigned me to talk to someone I know from Australia and ask two questions about Ned Kelly: Have you heard of him? If so, do you think he was a hero or a villain? I have e-mailed my family friend and asked him about Ned Kelly, and got the quite a shocking answer:
Yes I have LOL.
I have also gotten a chance to ask Daniel, who I have already introduced in my previous post, about Ned Kelly and got a different answer, which was almost a no. He has heard of the name, but remembers as much as I do about him. Almost nothing, except for the shootout with the police and his brother gets killed and Ned was the only survivor.
I event got a third answer from his mother, who said: "Ned Kelly was a hero." Interesting.
Yes I have LOL.
My Grandmothers family used to hide Edward & Dan Kelly as well as the others from the gang.
A lot of people know the story of Ned.
A lot didn't know that he nearly drowned as a young boy. Also that a lot of his trouble came about avenging an attack on his mother & sister. Both arrested & jailed.
They became wanted after the shoot out at Stringy Bark Creek, (you should be able to google that one)
Myself I believe that he was a trouble finder, a bad tempered Irish boy. didn't know when to walk away from a fight.
He once got into a fight in I think it was Beechworth or Mansfield, the other man & Ned had a boxing match (for want of a better description)
30 rounds of fighting. That is what gave Ned his reputation as a fighter.
I event got a third answer from his mother, who said: "Ned Kelly was a hero." Interesting.
WOW! I can't believe that his family used to hide Edward and Dan Kelly! That is crazy! Just normal people could be directly involved with something as big as this? This is history and you are going to be related to someone who's family was involved in this event? WOW! WOW! WOW!
ReplyDeleteLOL! I know, right? I was just as amazed when I read that too.
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