Ned Kelly The True Story

There are a  couple of things going on in the News at present which keep reminding me of the Kelly Story, and I wonder if other people think about these parallels too. The first is the imminent execution of two Australians who have been in prison in Indonesia for about ten years. It seems their […]

Constable Thomas Longans grave at Mansfield. A central  feature of Kelly mythology is a belief that began in the mind of Ned Kelly that the Kelly outbreak occurred because the Police of the time were profoundly corrupt, vengeful, immoral, lazy and untrustworthy. As a result, he and his family were unfairly targeted and persecuted and he […]

“Captain Frederick Hare didn’t know it, but the Kelly gang was in town, and holding up the Bank around the corner. He looked out past the faded orange calico curtains of his  2 room Police Cottage at  Greta and decided it was time for a cup of tea.  “English breakfast or Chinese Green?”  he wondered […]

At the centre of  the modern Kelly Gang story is the belief that Ned Kelly, the champion of the poor and oppressed, planned to solve the problems besetting the selectors of North East Victoria and rid the place of corrupt Police and oppressive Government control by declaring the region a Republic. However, as is noted […]

“I am Ned Kelly” was published in 1980, a century after Ned Kellys execution, and was re-released as just “Ned Kelly” in 2001. Author John Molony says in the Preface that he decided to write it when he learned in 1976 that the State Government of Victoria had decided not to formally recognize the anniversary. […]

‘Ned Kelly: Our Historic Outlaw” is a 15 minute lecture on YouTube given by Professor John Molony as part of a lecture series called  “Convicts to colonies”  organized by the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra in 2011. You can see it here: No doubt the reason John Molony was chosen to give this lecture was not just […]

Firstly, the correct spelling is COPYRIGHT – how many times do we have to point this out to the NKF Key Master?Secondly, as I am banned from commenting on their Facebook Page, and no doubt even if I tried I would not be permitted to be a Member of the Forum itself – or would […]

Ten days ago I predicted on this Blog  that this year the Kelly fanatics would mostly preoccupy themselves with attacking me rather than  responding to any of the issues that I was going to be raising. Sure enough, after I posted my discussion about  Morrisseys PhD thesis they proved me right by having another mad […]

In a Comment following my Post about Morrisseys PhD thesis,  “Brendan” makes a number of  statements that I would like to respond to. Firstly, he asks this question: “You keep calling people who sympathize with Ned Kelly ‘ Kelly fanatics ‘, but aren’t you (Dee) a Kelly fanatic yourself? That’s a fair question, and this […]

You might remember that I wrote in my most recent Post “Ned Kelly : Stock Thief” that you wouldn’t find references to Ian Jones books in Doug Morrisseys PhD thesis, because the Jones books weren’t  written till 5 or more years after the PhD thesis was. But then I wondered, would I find references to Morrisseys […]