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Early Australian Bushrangers

Ned Kelly

Ben Hall and the outlawed bushrangers

Personal papers of Ned Kelly and other bushrangers from the NSW Archives North Sydney, N.S.W. : Random House Australia, 2013. Ned Kelly was a notorious bushranger. He lived in Victoria in the middle of the nineteenth century. He was daring and clever and bold. In a suit made of iron he battled police. And his story is still being told. Telling the story in this picture book in verse, Janeen Brian has given the narrative a drive and immediacy that will appeal to young readers. A rigid verse form, however makes no allowance for admitting differing points of view or shades of meaning. It might be useful to compare this book with Carole Wilkinson's account of Ned Kelly in "Black Snake". || ||
 * Meet ... Ned Kelly / written by Janeen Brian ; illustrated by Matt Adams

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