Wanted is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on April 2nd, 2017.
Wanted
The bushranger Ned Kelly is one of Australia's greatest folk heroes. He has been memorialised by painters, writers, musicians and filmmakers alike.... more
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Wanted
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Miroslava Jurcik
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The bushranger Ned Kelly is one of Australia's greatest folk heroes. He has been memorialised by painters, writers, musicians and filmmakers alike. More books, songs and websites have been written about Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang than any other group of Australian historical figures.
Bushranging was said to have ended with the shooting of the Kelly Gang in 1880 at Glenrowan, Victoria, made possible by the introduction of the Felons Apprehension Act 1865 (NSW) which allowed outlawed bushrangers to be shot, rather than arrested and sent to trial.
Ned Kelly grew up with the tales of bushrangers and knew the tale of Ben Hall well. At the age of 14, Ned was arrested for stealing 10 shillings from a Chinese man and reportedly to have announced that he 'was going to be a bushranger'. Ned was sent as a kind of apprentice bush worker to Harry Power, one of the last of the convicts transported to Van Dieman's Land in 1842 for stealing a pair of shoes, who took to bushranging after escaping from Pentridge Gaol. A year later, Kelly was charged with robbery under arms on one occasion when he was holding Power's horse. He was freed for lack of evidence, although a few months later has was back in the lockup for assault. During this time, Ned also gained some notoriety as the 'champion' boxer in the Beechworth district.
Its only after that his real troubles begin and price was put on his head.
I created this poster from pic I took at from wax musem.
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Rainbow Artist Orlando L
This is fantastic!! awesome visual effect and creation!! very captivating poster!! L/F
Lenore Senior
Love the story of this and how you worked this photo and such excellent processing! v/f!!
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Like the treatment and colors, a fabulous image Miroslava (F/L/T)