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Ned Kelly Timeline

  • Ned Kelly born

    Ned Kelly is born in Beveridge
  • "Red" Kelly dies

    Ned Kelly's father "Red" Kelly dies
  • Arrested for assault

    Ned Kelly is arrested for assaulting a Chinese pig farmer
  • Arrested again

    Ned Kelly is arrested again for assault
  • Arrested for recieving a stolen horse

    This time Ned Kelly is arrested for riding a stolen horse and fighting with police
  • The Kelly Gang goes into hiding

    Kelly shoots Constable Alexander Fitzpatrick in the wrist after he becomes too aggressive with his sister Kate. Kelly and his brother Dan, along with friends Joe Byrne and Steve Hart go into hiding.
  • The famous steel armour is created

    The Kelly gang create their famous steel armour, bought with the "earnings" of the bank robberies.
  • Kelly captured

    After trying to derail a police train, Kelly is captured after shootout at Glenrowan in Victoria. Kelly is seriously wounded. All other members of the gang are killed.
  • Ned is hanged

    Ned Kelly is hanged at Old Melbourne Gaol and buried in a mass grave there.
  • Remains transfered to Pentridge Prison

    Kelly's remains, along with many others are transferred from Old Melbourne Gaol to Pentridge Prison.
  • Kelly's skull stolen

    A skull supposedly belonging to Kelly is stolen from Old Melbourne Gaol.
  • "Kelly's" skull found

    Farmer Tom Baxter turns in a skull into the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. It is thought to be one stolen from the Old Melbourne Gaol and is inscribed on the side with 'E.Kelly.'
  • Ned Kelly's remains found

    Forensic experts identify Ned Kelly's remains but exclude the skull as belonging to Ned Kelly