The True Story of Ned Kelly's Last Stand

Paul Terry

Jan 2012 · Allen & Unwin

About this ebook

When Ned Kelly fought his Last Stand at Glenrowan, he made his suit of armour and a tiny bush pub part of Australian folklore.

But what really happened at the Glenrowan Inn when the Kelly Gang took up arms against the government? Who was there when the bullets began to fly and how did their actions help to set the course of history?

Almost 130 years after the gunfight, a team of archaeologists peeled back the layers of history at Glenrowan to reveal new information about how the battle played out, uncovering the stories of the people caught up in a violent confrontation that helped to define what it means to be Australian.

The True Story of Ned Kelly's Last Stand uses science, history and family lore to literally unearth a new understanding of how a legend was made.

It examines the actions of a woman who took a chance and lost.

It delves into the lives and deaths of the people who helped to create the legend.

And, perhaps most importantly, as the inn reveals its lost secrets, it creates an opportunity to shed new light on Ned Kelly, a man who still polarises a nation as either a romantic hero or a convicted killer.

Ratings and reviews

VERY WELL DONE! I HAVE NOT FINISHED THIS BOOK' BUT CAN SEE THE EFFORT ACCURACY & KNOWLEDGE THATS GONE INTO IT. ALSO I HAVE MET IAN JONES ON A FEW OCCASIONS. HE DOESNT KNOW IT BUT I RATE IAN AS VERTUALLY THE 5TH MEMBER OF THE KELLY GANG! THE KELLYS BYRNE & HART HAVE BEEN MY HEROS SINCE A YOUNG LAD AND ALWAYS WILL BE! THANKYOU FOR A FANTASTIC BOOK!!!

Andrea sutcliffe finger prints are next to ellen kelly's finger prints at russell st police station mellbourne. Ellen was the mother of kelly family (gang)

Not an in depth analysis of the Kelly gang but an entertaining read set against a real life historical dig & leaving the reader to look more closely at the events in NE Victoria in the late 19th century.

About the author

Paul Terry is a producer with 7 Prime, and has worked as a journalist in radio, television and newspapers in NSW, SA and Tasmania. He was part of the archaeological survey of the Kelly Gang siege site in Glenrowan, and subsequently worked as a producer on the documentary Ned Kelly Uncovered, which aired on ABC TV.