We wanted to go back and look at some of Australia's history, the people for instance. We came across this video and from the title alone, we knew we had to watch and learn. Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang! WOW! We learned a lot in this episode and very surprised we had never heard of him before! This was highly interesting, shocking and revealing. Let us know your thoughts. Hero or villain? Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

Fun fact: In 1906 "The Story of the Kelly Gang" opened at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne. It was the first multi-reel, feature-length film ever produced in the world.

Mick Jagger portrayed Ned Kelly in 1970, Yahoo Serious portrayed Ned Kelly in the 1993 film ‘Reckless Kelly’ and Heath Ledger portrayed Ned Kelly in 2003.

'Such is life' became embedded in Australian culture (even though it's debated that he said it) it became a part of our "She'll be right" attitude. Many Australians have this as a tattoo and I've even seen tourists go home with one.

In Australia, we have this song called: “I Am Australian”. Part of the lyrics go; “I’m a teller of stories, I’m a singer of songs, I am Albert Namatjira, and I paint the ghostly gums. I’m Clancy on his horse, I’m Ned Kelly on the run, I’m the one who waltzed Matilda, I am Australian.” Ned Kelly is a true Australian icon.

Clive James summed us up the best when He said "The problem with Australians is not that so many of them are descended from convicts, but that so many are descended from prison officers." Try finding a video about Eureka, when gold miners went to war against an unjust government and corrupt police force in Australia's 'civil war' in 1854.

What made Kelly seem even more dramatic, it was foggy. The police were focused on the hotel, Kelly came out of the bush behind them and opened fire on them. The armour did protect him to a point, once he fell over though from the impact of a shotgun blast, he couldn’t get up again. Everybody knows about the armour, a lot of people don’t realise he only wore it once. His last words to the judge who sentenced him were ‘I’ll see you you in hell Barry’. Judge Barry died a few weeks later.

I love that Debbie’s “g’day” is in her standard accent, instead of an exaggerated Australian accent; somehow that works!😊

(The letter with all the name calling - in the Ned Kelly movie with Heath Ledger, they have a scene where he's composing the letter and the hostages are joining in suggesting names 😊) While it is hard to say how much of each side of the story is true, it isn't too hard to think that there was a lot of corruption within the police force and that ex convicts and Irish were treated with extra malice (bit like an Aussie wild West). Tough times to be poor, have a barren farm, and have no food or father around, and a mother doing hard labour. The fact that at only 10 he saved someone from drowning, left everyone alive at the station and bank robberies, burned peoples mortgages to rid their debts, wrote letters to the government about the corruption, and many people didn't give them up even though there was a $1.5 million bounty, to me, shows he was part victim of circumstance, part Robin Hood and part "gone too far with no way back" on a matter of principle (Thelma and Louise style). Natasha great pickup, yes, Mick Jagger was in one of the Ned Kelly movies (but I could never understand why). "Such is life" an Aussie saying for many, Ned Kelly ... hero, victim of circumstance, fighter of corruption, believer in principles, also a criminal and legend.

For me, most Australians see Ned as standing up to injustice while also understanding his wrongdoings. He was somewhat a victim of circumstance, but it was forced largely through injustice. What really cements him in folklore was his acceptance of it all through his final words.

We call our outlaws 'bushrangers'.😉 BTW, he pronounced 'Beveridge' very wrong but your reaction was funny! (Bevv-eridge....no beavers at all!). In fact, most of his pronunciations of town names were a abomination!😅 The 'justice' in those days was very harsh for Irish settlers under largely English rule. Re: the 'Fitzpatrick' incident, I believe the Kelly's version. As far as whether I see him as a hero or a villain in all of this, I think he was a rogue who rightfully hit back at English oppression but made some bad choices. Not really a hero but a villain with a purpose.....and 'such is life' has become a quite famous saying in Oz. Heath Ledger starred as Ned Kelly in the 2003 film 'Ned Kelly'. Avoid at all costs the 1970 film of the same name starring Mick Jagger as Kelly!

Ned Kelly is definitely a folk hero in Australian culture. Glad you checked out this legend.

Not a Bushranger film but a historical classic as it is based on Australia's favourite poem is "The Man from Snowy River" set in colonial times it is a must watch

I was in Glenrowen recently and took a selfie with the giant Ned they have there in all his armour. The town has become a Ned Kelly tourist attraction, worth a stop, plus the pie shop there is just awesome. Great reaction, love that you want to learn more about our history.

Great to see you learning some Australian history. Ned is still a divisive figure. A couple of comments about the video - the narrator’s pronunciation of Beveridge and Jerilderie were off, and at the Glenrowan siege the police paid scant regard for all the hostages inside - shooting and setting it alight before most had managed to get out. A number of people were injured by police firing blindly, and one person (the pub owner’s son) was killed. Officer Fitzgerald was known to be corrupt, but he also had a thing for Kate Kelly (a baby in the family, which Ellen Kelly claimed as her own, is thought to have been Kate’s by Fitzgerald. There’s a really good biography about Kate Kelly herself by Rebecca Wilson that is well worth a read. Yes, Mick Jagger (scrawny with a whisky beard) did indeed play Ned in a rather infamous film in the 70s - it’s still a fun watch. There are numerous films about the Kellys- in fact the first ever feature film made was The Story of the Kelly Gang, made in 1906. There have been 9 feature films, 2 miniseries and 2 TV movies made about Ned Kelly, as well as scores of books written (nonfiction and fiction). The image of Kelly’s armor is iconic, and can be found everywhere in art and cultural references.

Hi Natasha and Debbie, the story that I was told Kate was near the river and she was getting the cow for her baby sisters milk. Fitzpatrick came across her and tried to force his way on her she broke free and ran to the homestead to her mother, Ellen knocked him out and received hard labor. Ned came home and found his sisters hungry and very little food. Kate told him what Fitzpatrick tried to do to her he went ballistic and the legend began, and the hatred for the police. ❤️🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺

Definitely not nuts Natasha, Jagger did indeed play Ned Kelly back in 1970.

Yes Mick Jagger did play Ned in a movie, so did Heath Ledger, the later being the more actuate story.

"Such is Life" is t regularly voiced by Australians. It represents a sentiment at the core of our national identity. You are right about Mick Jagger.

Considering modern Australia was settled by convicts, it stands to reason that most of us see Ned as somewhat of a hero. Something not mentioned in that was that after the trial, Such Is Life is not the only thing he said, he is also said to the Judge, Police Chief & Prosecutor, "I'll See You In Hell". The Judge died of a heart attack 2 days later. The Prosecutor died 2 weeks later & the Police Chief was shot dead the day Ned was Hanged. These are legends & of course many legends are part truths. The Story of Ned & his gang regardless of which side of the Legal fence you live, is a very important story in Australia's folklore.

A few years ago an American TV program made Ned Kelly's helmet. They made it with the materials and methods of Kelly's time. Then the TV show took weapons of that period and fired them at the helmet. They concluded that yes the helmet would have protected him from bullets. Weighs a ton, doesn't help vision, but it would keep him alive.

I would recommend watching this video about the Jerilderie letter. This was written by Ned Kelly and for a so called uneducated man it is extremely well written. Love your videos. Keep them coming young ladies.

There are some good bushranger movies including Mad Dog Morgan, Robbery Under Arms and of course a couple of Ned Kelly films, the 1970 film staring Mick Jagger as Ned and the 2003 with Heath Ledger. Couple of others movies you should check out are Gallipoli with Mel Gibson, The Man from Snowy River and The Castle.

There is an old Australian saying 'As game as Ned Kelly' in that he went out to confront the police by himself so if someone did the same it would mean that you are brave.

See the Ned Kelly series of paintings by Sidney Nolan at the National Gallery in Canberra. They are great individually, but outstanding to see them all in one large room in the Gallery. A real knockout.

The gaol (jail) where Ned Kelly was hanged still stands and is now a tourist attraction called Old Melbourne Gaol. You can go tour it and see the exact area where he was hanged. They also have night 'ghost' tours there for the brave of heart.

Never heard of this dude. Great video and history lessons for one of Australia’s Outlaws.

5:24 The sash is also significant because Ned's family were Irish and poor and the family of the boy whose life he saved were English and much better off money and station wise. An English family giving an Irish boy anything made out of silk was pretty significant.

As an Aussie, I was surprised and happy they mentioned and quoted Ned in John Wick 4 movie 😁

Yes Mick Jagger did play Ned Kelly in a movie (1970). But the latest Ned Kelly movie Heath Ledger played Ned (2003).

I had heard of Ned Kelly but knew very little about him … now l know lots , always interesting to learn along with you guys . Thanks for all the work you put into finding and sharing such varied content 👌

That is a mere slice of the story, read An Australian Son, the author spoke to people who lived through that era, there is also the mini series starring John Jarrett as Ned.

TY for delving into some Aussie history ladies, today it is still as divided as ever about Ned, some still have him as a semi hero some still as a murderer. Having visited Glenrowan and areas around there following Ned's hangouts and hiding places which to this day is very rugged so back then no wonder they could not locate them. I look at him as a man of his time, one pushed too far who in the end despised many Victorian police. His armour was very thick as can be seen from the many bullet strikes on it and even though he had planned to have leg armour time was against him, so imagine if he had. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘💖💖💖💖

There is another famous Australian Bushranger, who's exploits were the basis of the classic Australian novel "Robbery Under Arms" (1882-83). In the novel he was fictionalized as "Captain Starlight", however the real person's name is Harry Readford (1841-1901); his exploits include one of the most audacious feats of cattle rustling at the time.

Just for weight comparison, a full suit of medieval armour with helmet is normally about 60 lbs

As someone who grew up 15 minutes away from Glenrowan it was painful to hear the narrator butcher the town names (Especially Benalla or Ben-ell-ah) although he did get Glenrowan and Euroa correct. All in all a great video though

You should watch the following Aussie movies: Robbery Under Arms, Fields Of Fire, Gallipoli, The Man From Snowy River, The Castle, We Of The Never Never, A Fortunate Life, A Town Like Alice, All The Rivers Run. These are few classics.

Yes Mick Jagger played Ned Kelly in a film in the early 70s. Perhaps this is better known in the UK as Australia was a colony, I've known about Ned since I was a kid. He was portrayed in comics, and books. Sort of folk hero, but also a murdering robber. It was the traditional English view of a certain class of Irish man. There was a folk-rock band called Fotheringay who sang a song - the ballad of Ned Kelly, and released it on an album in 1970. The lead singer on this one is Trevor Lucas, he was an Australian. Normally his wife Sandy Denny sang the lead. At that time, with civil rights protests, govts were less than popular, and folk hero's were lauded. Hence this ballad is sympathetic, and the film with Jagger in is too. Bob Dylan appeared in a film Pat Garret and Billy the Kid about the same time. It was the flavour of the era. Here is a link to The ballad of Ned Kelly. The guitar work is excellent, as is the rest of the album. Hope you enjoy it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9WXYKl9t6vdZ3k.html

Natasha, I love the 12yr old boy in you. I cracked up laughing at your giggle!

Loved watching along with you! 😊❤ yet again, another great video!

Hello from Perth Western Australia 🇦🇺🌏. Some Australian history movies are the dish (Australian involvement in the moon landing). Comedy called the Castle and tv series called Anzac Girls about Australian nurses who served in WWI.

As a minor point of interest ... Famed British-Australian SF author Bertram Chandler wrote an alternate-history novel called 'Kelly Country', in which Ned Kelly led a successful revolution, and the resulting Australian Republic eventually rose to become a world power (though hindered by what became a hereditary dictatorship). ... And, yes, Mick Jagger DID play Ned Kelly in a movie. Some time in the 1970s, I think. Strange days. Ned Kelly does still have definite status within Aussie culture, very similar to how Billy The Kid and Jesse James are commonly regarded in the USA.

I mean, the Victorian Cricket team used to be called the Victorian Bushrangers up until 2018 and they used a logo of Ned Kelly swinging a cricket bat

There was an old-school MS-Dos game that I remember playing in primary school (1990's)- I think it was called "Wanted: Ned Kelly" - and we definitely touched on Ned at multiple points during school. I would say Ned Kelly's story in my school history classes was very much that of a criminal who started down the wrong path due to circumstance but then embraced it. He did horrendous things - and not always out of necessity. And he also sometimes did really nice/good things. He also tended to use the surrounding injustice to try and justify his own brand of chaos and "justice". Kind of like a charismatic movie villain.

Yes, Mick Jagged played Ned Kelly in the 1970 film "Ned Kelly". There have been 9 feature films, 3 mini series and 2 TV movies about Ned Kelly. The most notable was The Story of the Kelly Gang in 1906, the next movie was in 1920 followed by the 1970 movie; then in 2003, and finally the True History of the Kelly Gang.

As an Englishman who has never been to Australia I have always been aware who Ned Kelly was but I still remember reading quite a few years ago a description by an Australian of another Australian (both of whose names escape me) which contained the words ‘and as game as Ned Kelly’ which suggests that this was used as a term of commendation!

In the late 1960's my unit in Vietnam had a Sgt Edward Kelly. He was always getting visits from the American Q Store staff asking if he had signed for material as Sgt Ned Kelly!

Woohoo! I was hoping you would do this and i did mention him in a comment, so thanks. Also in Australian we only know that use of 'beaver' from movies, we never use it. Yes Mick Jagger did play Ned; unfortunately. I think I mentioned earlier that both bushrangers and explorers are the most interesting part of our history. Ben Hall is another great bushranger to look at and explorers like Burke and Wills and many others have fine stories. BTW it's not Jeril-derie but Jerilderie, one syllable :)

I really enjoyed that and it brought back memories of visiting Ned Kelly land. Thank you ladies ❤️❤️

My Great Grandmother was friends with Kate Kelly and she had letters from her that told of Ned and Dan's exploits....I remember Pappy letting me read them when l was about 8, I had to wear white glove so as not to damage them...they are in a bank somewhere for safe keeping

FYI as a Victorian we pronounce the town Beveridge as “beverage”, like a drink. Not the animal.

G'day girls! Yes, this is a thing lol, I've had a canvas print of Ned Kelly on my wall for years, I'm a Queenslander, its travelled everywhere I've moved lol. Please look up The Eureka Stockade, and/or the Eureka Flag. Glad you had a good squizz at this, you're on the right road...history like this is one example of where our culture truly comes from hahaha! So stoked you're onto this stuff, too bloody good!! 😎👍

Great video ladies had heard of ned Kelly but did not know anything about him so have learnt something today

If you're ever in Australia and want to know more, pay a visit to Beechworth. Ned spent quite a significant part of his life in the Jail there. There is a walking tour around the town (which is quite small) where you can learn more. I believe the jail is not operational but the building is still there.

Simon Whistler who made the ned Kelly video is amazing and I'm pretty sure his Australian writer actually wrote the story

Hi, loved the reaction, my family idolises Ned Kelly, when my Mom was alive and she bought a little statue/ornament it was Ned Kelly, he's a hero for us

Beveridge the E in BEV Is pronounced like E in egg. Beverage

Yeah Mick played Kelly as did Heath Ledger

Excellent video ladies. I hope one day you get the chance to come to Australia and visit “Kelly country”. So much of the landscape from Ned’s era remains unchanged and majority of the historical sites are well preserved. Thanks for showing interest in this fascinating piece of Australian history. Also if you want to watch a great mini series on Ned watch “the last outlaw”.

I highly recommend that you watch The man from Snowy River that’s not far from where I lived. Our high country is very wild but picturesque. ❤❤🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺

This was fascinating! I loved it 😁❤️

Really interesting girlies, i remember my cousins telling me the story of Ned Kelly when we were kids. So enjoyed the video again 👏👏👏

G'day Natasha and Debbie from brisbane Australia. Found your channel for the first time loved your video. Thankyou for checking out one of my favourite pieces of australian history Im glad the story of Ned Kelly was so thrilling for you both. Also if you want to learn more about how to speak like a true aussie i would suggest a video on KZfaq called the three accents of Australia. Thanks again Hope to see a video of you two visiting Australia someday.

My great grandmother was at Faithfuls creek, had no bad words about the Kellys.

When I was young i regarded Ned Kelly as a national hero, in later years I read some books regarding his actions and came to the conclusion he was just your average criminal, who was happy to kill anyone who got in his way. But it's a great story. The narrator butchered the pronunciation of just about every name, so cringeworthy.😅

Ned Kelly is seen as a hero of the people. Not sure if hero is the right word. A symbol against corruption. Definitely a legend. I did at least 3 school projects with him as th subject. They used to have his armour and death mask on display at the Old Melbourne Gaol.

Ned Kelly's death mask exists in some archive here in Australia. He was clean shaven for his appointment with the hangman.

This was a fascinating video. I had heard of Ned Kelly but knew nothing about him other than he was an outlaw in Aussie. What a crazy life he must of had. The 100 pound armour that he was wearing looked pretty freaky! 😱

Australia has many amazing stories from the early days, as you would expect from a prison colony of the British which evolved into an independent country, with gold rushes and all the other things that coloured those time.

we have to remember that the lawmen back in the 1880s were less than honest.

Love the history deep dive guys! Keep it up! Australia has lots of deep, strange history

a few years back some archeologists did a survey at glenrowan , the found 15000 bullets and casings . the ok corral was a minor incident compared to this.

The jerilderie letter is a beauty. If you want a great read, The True History of the Kelly Gang (its a novel), by one of our best authors, Peter Carey, is great. It was made into a movie but that didnt do too well for some reason. When i was a kid, ned kelly was a very popular hero. The view of him is more nuanced now - primarily due to the viciousness of the stringybark killings. But pretty much everyone still thinks glenrowan was great. I dont think this video mentioned this, but Ned took multiple shots to his armour and one to his arm before being brought down by shots to his legs, after which his guns were wrestled from him.

Glad you enjoyed learning some of our history! If you are interested in learning more, Peter Fitzsimons is an Australian journalist who has written several books about important events in Australian history, including Ned Kelly and the Eureka Stockade - hoping you are well and happy! 🌷

My great great uncle was Sir Redmond Barry, the judge that sentenced Ned Kelly to hang. Before you consider him some sort of villain, know that he is also the judge that set the leaders of the Eureka Rebellion free. Redmond was also the first chancellor of the University of Melbourne, and was the first Solicitor-General of Victoria. He was instrumental in the foundation of the Royal Melbourne Hospital (1848), the University of Melbourne (1853), and the State Library of Victoria (1854). He was the first President of the Ballarat School of Mines (1870), which later became Ballarat University and is now Federation University Australia. He chaired the committee for the Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition in Melbourne, and represented Victoria at the London International Exhibition of 1862 and at the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876. He was made a knight bachelor in 1860, and was created a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1877. Our family is proud of his hard work which helped change Melbourne to the wonderful place it is now.

Hey ladies , Aussie here love your work .. Such is life is quite a well known phrase here . Also look up great southern land or I still call Australia home , great little tidbits on oz

I've been reading about Ned Kelly since I was a kid. I realized one day he was not the person I thought he was when I was a kid. And although he may have ended up a champion of the underdog, he was never 'forced' into becoming an outlaw. The police even offered him a friendship of sorts and a way out in the days before her reached the point of no return. I don't know where I stand with him anymore. But he let his family and his mother down. He was a strong, good man at heart and loved and admired by many. He just could not keep his hands off horses that didn't belong to him. And his sole surviving brother James went on as a life-long bachelor to support them all until the day he died...

Ned is still a source of contention to this day. Personally? I'm more on the side of the 'Robin Hood' analogy. After all, one of my family legends is that my great grandfather was given the honour of holding Ned's horse during his escapades at Jerilderie.

My dad owns the pocket watch of the judge who sentenced Kelly to hang. I grew up in the region he is from. We mostly view him as a stand against authority but no one really idolises him.

Mick did play Ned in the movie Ned Kelly, I helped promote the movie back in the day and as a publicity stunt, I dressed up in Micks movie costume and went into a city bank carrying a rifle. I still have the photo and the newspaper clipping from the Day.

"Such is life"

Jer - ril - der - ie, not gerald dairy, lol

John Carey has a written a great book called The True History of the Kelly Gang. It’s regarded in Australia as the most truthful account of the history of the gang.

IN John Wick 4 Ian McShane mentions the famous Bush Ranges last words 'Such Is Life' at the start of the movie....

This guy CANNOT pronounce Australian town names 😂😂😂

This was great. I learnt a lot from this and I am Australian. If you want to find out more about Australian history watch "Drunk history Australia". It's both funny and educational. Thanks again.

Ned is definitely still seen as a hero by most of the working class in Oz. There are pockets of people who think we are wrong to prop him up culturally too but the most common opinion is that he was probably a pretty good bloke who got fucked over by a corrupt government. There was also a MASSIVE amount of racism towards the Irish in that period of history which just kinda lends even more to his side to a lot of people.

The video,and the guy is really informative into his history are very interesting to watchband learning about Australia's history,very interesting video❤

Comparing his to Robin Hood is a far stretch, Ned was nothing but a rogue and robber. Never gave nuthin to the poor! 7:40, yep Ned Kelly (1970 film) Starring Mick Jagger. There is also another rendition of the story with Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom in Ned Kelly (2003 film)

As a convict descendent like Ned & having heard all the stories I have come to the conclusion Kelly cared about 1 thing only, himself. A romanticised cold-blooded sociopath hiding behind a mother country cause to further his own importance. He did have a talent for oratory as well as very nice hand writing. “Guilt by Association” worries you? What’s Deb been up to? Beaveridge, hehehe.

Wow this guy had a lot of knowledge great video learned something myself for better or worse he has become a legend and yes there was a movie made back in the 70’s starring Mick Jagger as Ned there was also a more recent movie in 2003 with Heath Ledger as Ned thank you enjoyed this

I went to see his armor and death mask (a plaster cast was made of his face after his hanging, it still had some of his eyelashes embedded in it) at the Old Melbourne Goal while they were both housed there. Villain or hero? Perhaps a bit of both. He had such support of the populace and the then Victorian Police were so reviled that laws were changed for the better, and the over-reaching power of the law was greatly reduced in the years that followed Ned's execution.

Yes, Ned did a lot of bad stuff, but imagine the dystopia he was living in, where the police (made up of ex-convicts) did whatever they wanted. You grow up seeing injustices going unpunished, & hearing nothing but tales of woe from his father. I don't see Ned so much a hero, definitely not a villain, but just as a product of his environment. His story is iconic.

Today many people have those immortal words “Such Is Life” tattooed on themselves. There is also a cast of NKs face, taken after his hanging. It is true that he is seen sympathetically as a rebel today, and there will always be debate as to whether he was on the right or wrong side of history. I think he may have been unnecessarily persecuted. There is also a very strong Irish contingent to this story, most of the names in this narrative being of Irish descent. Who knows - perhaps there may have been certain conflicts between the faiths of the constabulary and the Kellys. Whether one thinks he was good or bad, I personally see it as a tragedy, and there were many in the founding of my wonderful country. Yes, Mick Jagger played him, as did Heath Ledger.

Totally loved your reaction... awesome watch... welcome to Australia... 😉

You're not nuts Natasha. Mick Jagger did indeed play Ned in a 1970 film. Really interesting video. Every day's a school day !

Listening to a Pommy talk about Ned Kelly is always going to be Ned being made out to be bad all the way... Never listen to a Pommy talk about Australia

He was criminal murderer, why many Australians still think of him as a hero, when in fact he was a criminal.

Ned Kelly is still considered a hero against the English establishment and corrupt police from those times. We Aussies love a good underdog, and also anyone who fights against authority. He was hanged in the Old Melbourne Gaol, and you can view his death mask there. Most Melbourne school kids have viewed this mask and been in the old gaol, and also seen Neds iron armour at one time or another on school tours. Glenrowan, the town of the last shootout, is a lovely place and full of local memorbilia and souveniers about Ned and his gang. Ned Kelly is enshrined in our folklore and stories, as a hero bushranger that fought against the oppressing and prejudice English system. And....yes, you are right...Mick Jagger did play Ned Kelly in a movie back in the 70s or 80s....then later on, Heath Ledger also played the part.

Hi girls great video also loving the history ones i found it very interesting hope there is more on this guy what a story