Ned Kelly Webquest
Use the listed resources to find the answers to the following questions.
http://www.nedkellysworld.com.au/
http://www.ironoutlaw.com/
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kelly-edward-ned-3933
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/explore/fact-sheets/ned-kelly-fact-sheet
1. What were the names of Ned Kelly’s parents ?
2. Why had both of them come to Australia ?
3. When and where was Ned Kelly born ?
4. What brave deed did Ned perform as an eleven year old ?
5. What token of appreciation did he receive for this deed ?
6. What became of this token ?
7. What was the name of the bushranger Ned became apprenticed to when he was 15 years old ?
8. Ned was convicted and sentenced to 3 years gaol for what crime ?
9. What happened to the real offender ?
10. Ned was a champion in which sport ?
11. What was the name of the first “Gang” Ned was a member of ?
12. What was unusual about the way they wore their hats ?
13. Name the members of the Kelly Gang.
14. What was the “Fitzpatrick Affair” and what was the outcome of this event ?
15. What happened at Stringybark Creek ?
16. What was the name of the letter Ned dictated to Joe in a bank in southern New South Wales ?
17. What was the purpose of this letter ?
18. Who was the suspected double agent who was shot dead by members of the Kelly Gang ?
19. Whose friend was he ?
20. Who shot him dead ?
21. What was the name of the town where the final siege was held and where all gang members except Ned died ?
22. What happened to the other three gang members ?
23. Were their bodies recovered ?
24. Was Ned’s preliminary hearing in Beechworth well attended ?
25. What was the charge that Ned was tried on ?
26. Who was the trial judge when he tried in the Melbourne Supreme Court ?
27. What is the legend that has grown up around this trial ?
28. What penalty did Ned receive ?