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By permission of the NLA	Kelly, Ned (6 works by) (a.k.a. Kelly, Edward) Born: Jun 1855 Beveridge, Victoria Died: 11 Nov 1880 Melbourne, Victoria Gender: Male Archives: Search for literary archives for Kelly, Ned

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Ned Kelly grew up near Glenrowan, Victoria, as one of the rural poor. Kelly had a reputation as a formidable boxer and was quite large for his age. Often persecuted by police and oppressed by wealthy squatters, the Kellys were accused of horse-stealing and cattle duffing. In the early 1870s, while still a teenager, Kelly spent three years in gaol for receiving a stolen horse. In 1878 he went into hiding after he was suspected of shooting a lone police constable who attempted to arrest his brothe....

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