Ned Kelly

Edward "Ned" Kelly (approx 1854-5 – November 11 1880) is Australia's most famous bushranger, and, to some, a folk hero for his defiance of the colonial authorities. He was known as the Man in the Iron Mask (after the Alexandre Dumas book) because he was armoured when captured.

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Ned was born in Beveridge, Victoria just north of Melbourne, probably in December, 1854. The eldest son and third of eight children born to Irish Catholic parents John Kelly and Ellen Quinn; the latter was a member of the notorious Quinn extended family, or "clan". As a boy he attended school and risked his life to save another boy who was drowning. As a reward he was given a green sash by the boy's family, which he would wear under his armour during his final showdown with police.

1880: 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar)....

Bushranger: Bushrangers were criminals who used the Australian "bush" as a refuge to hide from the authorities between committing their robberies, roughly analogous to the British-American "highwayman". Their targets often included small-town banks or coach services....

Colonial: :For the passenger train, see Colonial (passenger train)....

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