“Dear Sir, I wish to acquaint you with some of the occurrences of the present past and future……..” So begins Ned Kellys Jerliderie Letter, a polite and deferential beginning to a letter that ends with violent threats and a non-negotiable command “My orders must be obeyed” This is a document that’s truly remarkable not only […]
Month: August 2014
Site Review : Iron Icon
Iron Icon is Bill Denhelds personal Kelly website, and its mostly about a quest that Bill has been on for many years, to establish the exact place at which the Police Murders took place at Stringybark Creek. However there are many other discussions about related historical Kelly matters that are also fascinating.For example he supports […]
Some Kelly Sympathisers behave just like Religious Fanatics
Some people think the guy in the middle is Ned Kelly, but he was no saint. On my original Ned Kelly Truth Forum an amazing number of abusive and vicious Posts were made attacking me and calling me names. I was labeled a liar and a slag and filth, evil personified and various other things […]
Helping the Poor
Perhaps the most attractive image of Ned Kelly is of him helping the poor, an image which gave rise to the idea that he was Australias Robin Hood. If anyone knows anything at all about Robin Hood, the first thing they will tell you is that he robbed from the rich and gave to the […]
Was Ned Kelly Australia’s Robin Hood?
Ned Kelly is often referred to as “Australias Robin Hood”, a comparison that immediately adorns the image of Ned Kelly with visions of noble acts of bravery, robbing the rich to feed the poor, courageous opposition to evil and corrupt authority, outlaws defending the defenseless with a cavalier and fun loving band of merry men […]
NKF Behaviour
NKF Dummy Spit AN EXPLANATION :The Post below about the NKF was first published in June but has recently been removed by Blogger after complaints from NKF. If you make a complaint to Blogger about a Blog Post – and its very easy to do – Blogger ( i.e. Google ) automatically removes the Post […]
Reflections around the Crown Jewels
Queen Elizabeth and the Crown Jewels The episode in Ned Kellys life where Constable Lonigan grabbed him by the “Privates” – the “crown jewels” is what Peter Fitzsimons calls them – is one of those events that is recounted and retold to demonstrate yet again what nasty brutes the Police were. This practice, according to […]