NED KELLY

By jessie.read

  • BIRTH

    December 1854: Born Edward Kelly in Beveridge, north of Melbourne VIC

  • FATHER DIED

    father died when he was 12, left school to help his grandfather on the family farm

  • THEFT

    theft of horses and cattle. Found himself in trouble with police

  • KELLY'S FIRST ASSAULT

    A 14-year-old Kelly assaults a Chinese pig farmer and spends close to two weeks in police custody.

  • SECOND ARREST

    Arrested again for assault, and riding a stolen horse

  • THREE YEARS' IN JAIL

    Arrested for riding a stolen horse and fighting with police. Sentenced to three years' jail.

  • SISTER RAPED

    Ned finds out about a police officer assaulting his sister

  • GOES INTO HIDING

    Ned Kelly goes into hiding after being accused of assaulting a police officer.

  • NED'S FIRST KILL WITH BROTHERS

    Ned Kelly and his gang kill three police from a group sent to track him down at Stringy Bark Creek in bushland near Mansfield.
    Victorian Government responded by outlawing Ned and Dan Kelly, Steve Hart and Joe Byrne. This meant that they could be shot on sight by anybody at any time

  • HOLD UP BANK IN EUROA

    Ned Kelly and his gang hold up a bank in Euroa.

  • JERILDERIE

    Ned Kelly and his gang dress as cops and rob a bank in Jerilderie.

  • JERILDERIE LETTER

    Ned dictates his story to Joe Byrne, resulting in the Jerilderie Letter

  • THREE MEMBERS OF GANG DIE IN SHOOTOUT

    Shootout between police and the Kelly gang at Glenrowan Inn. Ned Kelly is arrested, the three members of his gang die in the shootout.

  • SENTENCED TO DEATH

    Ned Kelly faces trial and is sentenced to death.

  • NED IS HANGED

    Ned Kelly is hanged. Two Melbourne newspapers report his last words as "Such is life".

  • NED'S REMAINS TRANSFERRED

    he remains of prisoners, including Ned Kelly's remains, transferred from Old Melbourne Gaol to Pentridge Prison.

  • IDENTIFYING REMAINS

    A skull believed to belong to Ned Kelly is given to the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine for identification. Efforts to identify his remains among those exhumed from Pentridge Prison begin.

  • REMAINS ARE NEDS

    Victorian government announces the remains are those of Ned Kelly.

  • REMAINS BURIED WITH NED

    Ned Kelly's remains are re-buried next to his mother in Greta