Ned Kelly

Wow, this guy must have been some style of royal badass. This is the first time I have heard about this story, I'm gonna try and find out more, maybe track down the movie mentioned.

Kelly hideout made heritage site

The place where Ned Kelly, Australia's outlaw and folk hero, made his last stand before being caught and hanged has been made a national heritage site.

Government minister Ian Campbell said the move acknowledged the role the 19th century bushranger had played in the country's history.

Seen by some as a Robin Hood-like hero and by others as a mere bandit, he was executed for murdering three policemen.

The eight-hectare (20 acre) area is located in southern Victoria state.

"Ned Kelly has become part of the Australian history - both as one of our best-known historical figures and also as a mythological character," said Australian Heritage Minister Ian Campbell.

"To some a bushranger, some see him as a larrikin [boisterous, loutish young man, maverick] and some a hero."

Kelly and his gang, including his younger brother, robbed banks and held towns hostage after Kelly's mother was accused of the attempted murder of a policeman and imprisoned.

After nearly two years on the run, he and his gang were confronted by police in the small town of Glenrowan on 28 June 1880.

Kelly, who wore a makeshift helmet and armour made of iron ploughs during his last battle, was shot 20 times before being arrested.

He was hanged on 11 November 1880.

A film of his life was made in 2003.