The Ned Kelly Centre.

[Pickles2]

I saw on the News tonight that Joanne Griffiths, a descendant of the kelly family who remembered Ned's hanging at the Old Melbourne Gaol today, has registered the name the title of this thread.
It is her ultimate aim to have a centre opened in North East Victoria focussing on the history of the Kelly family.
As a "follower" of the Ned Kelly saga, I shall be interested to see where this goes.
I understand that other forum members may not share the same interest as I do, everyone will have differing views, so I'm simply posting this up so that if anyone is interested, they can now be aware, & maybe check out the facebook page that has just been created.
Pickles.

[gusthedog]

What about the one in Glenrowan?

Pricey

[Pickles2]

Yes, there will always be Glenrowan, the site of the siege, and the shops that are there etc......been there many many times myself.
I think that what Joanne is trying to promote is a more "personal" centre, focussing on Ned's life,and the "Social/Historical" issues that were current at the time.
Like I said, it's extremely early days, so I suppose that if this idea gathers momentum & support, more details will emerge.
Pickles.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Did you know that the Kelly armour in the Victorian Museum is a hybrid and comes from two different sets.

[ramblingboy42]

no, tell us more.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Apparently (if I get this correct, unfortunately Bob's unavailable) the cod piece for Ned Kelly's armour in the State Library of Vic is the cod piece for Joseph Byrne's.

If you look at this image, the two sets on the RHS, the far right has 3 holes in the cod piece, while the chest plate has only two and the outer two holes don't quite line up.

Then look at the second from the right and the situation is reversed.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/11/642.jpg

After Bob made the replicas, he swapped the cod pieces and all the holes lined up.

[korg20000bc]

Apparently (if I get this correct, unfortunately Bob's unavailable) the cod piece for Ned Kelly's armour in the State Library of Vic is the cod piece for Joseph Byrne's.

If you look at this image, the two sets on the RHS, the far right has 3 holes in the cod piece, while the chest plate has only two and the outer two holes don't quite line up.

Then look at the second from the right and the situation is reversed.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/11/642.jpg

After Bob made the replicas, he swapped the cod pieces and all the holes lined up.
The one on the far right has 4 holes along the top.

[Ranga]

...Joanne Griffiths, a descendant of the kelly family who remembered Ned's hanging...

I don't quite understand this - he was hanged in 1880, so how does she remember it, or is the Kelly family that remembered it?

[Lotz-A-Landies]

The one on the far right has 4 holes along the top.If you want to hold a seance you can ask Bobslandies what the differences are yourself

[ramblingboy42]

Now this could be fun......maybe we can contact Ned himself......John Williamson did.

[ramblingboy42]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwNYkHIjFrY

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Now this could be fun......maybe we can contact Ned himself......John Williamson did.That would be great, perhaps we could have it like a debate with Ned, Joe Byrne, the police killed at Stringybark Creek (Lonigan, Kennedy, Scanlon), Superintendent Hare and Bob

[ramblingboy42]

Sounds good to me......I will bring the rum.....proper rum.

[Pickles2]

Sounds good to me......I will bring the rum.....proper rum.
Me too, and I'd enjoy your "proper" rum. (I'd bring something too!)
Pickles.

[V8Ian]

Sounds good to me......I will bring the rum.....proper rum.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/11/581.jpg

Not to be polluted with soft drink. :mad:

[ramblingboy42]

It would NOT be bun derrr burg.

Thats why I said proper rum.

Any bundy needs to be mixed with something else to make it taste better.

[V8Ian]

Have you tried Small Batch?

[EastFreo]

I am probably going to be unpopular but I am not a fan. Personally I am not convinced he was fighting for a cause. Not to say I wouldn't have done similar in his circumstances. But I would have wanted to have been a bit more successful in terms of my robberies (if I was that way inclined). And maybe lived a little longer ....

[ramblingboy42]

You don't have to be a fan to show interest in the whole Kelly story.

It has been institutionalised into a part of Australia's history and I think it deserves to remain that way.

[Pickles2]

You don't have to be a fan to show interest in the whole Kelly story.

It has been institutionalised into a part of Australia's history and I think it deserves to remain that way.
Correct.
The "Ned Kelly Centre" have stated just that. They simply want to state what actually happened, not just the siege & all that stuff, what life was like in N.E. Victoria in those times, other events, contributing factors,...EVERYTHING,.....and the aim is for people then to be able to make up their own minds as to what sort of people the Kelly family were.
Pickles.

[DiscoMick]

I had a Ned Kelly port which was quite tasty.