Ned Kelly was Australia's equivalent to America's Jesse James the western outlaw and England's Dick Turpin the Highwayman. He was a notorious 19th century "bushranger" who roamed "Ned Kelly country" in the north-eastern portion of Victoria. Here, in the town of Glenrowan, was where he had his legendary final gun battle with the police in 1880...clad in a suit of home-made armour. The police finally stopped him when they shot him in the legs... You can see a giant statue of a shotgun brandishing Ned Kelly in his armour in this panorama. [ Please wait for Java applets and image to load. Click with left mouse button to stop motion. Hold down left mouse button for manual panning ]. Copyright 2001 www.UpFromAustralia.com |
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