1. Ned Kelly
... Gaol until the 29 of march therefore I could not have stole the mare." It is interesting that Ned Kelly does not refer to a "gang" at any time. He mentions only Dan Kelly by name in the account of the Mansfield incident. The reference to "our two mates" could possibly mean ... , ferocious and villainous, who have earned the "detestation of society" through their deeds. As is typical of newspaper journalism however, the view of the Kelly Gang is influenced by the events that were reported, namely the murders of three policemen at Mansfield, which the Sydney Morning Herald describe as th...
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