Postcard - Ned Kelly Postcards, c. 1906

Historical information

These postcards depict a selection of re-enactment photos of Ned Kelly. Ned Kelly was an infamous outlaw in the late 19th-century whose image lives on in Australian legend.

Significance

These postcards are in an album of postcards dating from the late 19th century to mid 20th century. It reflects the popularity of collecting postcards in Australia which reached a height in the early 1900s until around 1920.

Physical description

A collection of postcards depicting the crimes and arrest of Ned Kelly.

Inscriptions & markings

Postcard 1: 'Ned Kelly shoots Fitzpatrick'
Postcard 2: 'Pulling up the line at Glenrowan'
Postcard 3: 'The Police surrounding Glenrowan Hotel'
Postcard 4: 'Capture of Ned Kelly'
Postcard 5: 'Dan Kelly & Joe Byrne'

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