Passage Four
NED KELLY has been described as "one of the most romantic figures in Australian history" and as "the father of our national courage". Yet he was a criminal. He shot and killed policemen. He kept ordinary Australians hostage. He was a thief. Why was he considered a hero and why is he still revered today, more than 100 years after his death It is a national mystery. He is and was a controversial figure.
His whole family was on the wrong side of the law. His parents were sent to Australia on a convict ship for committing petty crimes. Ned’s criminal career began at a young age in country Victoria. In 1874 he was jailed for stealing a horse. Ellen Kelly, his mother, was jailed in 1878 for wounding a policeman.
Also in 1878 Ned and his younger brother Dan were falsely accused of attacking a wounded policeman. Both men fled to the bush where the "Kelly Gang" was formed. For sixteen months they eluded police
A. horse theft, petty crimes and wounding a policeman in 1878
B. killing policemen, holding people hostage and bank robbery
C. killing policemen, being hung and horse theft
D. wounding a policeman, house robbery and killing a horse
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