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Tonight -- a debate about the true nature of one of Australia's most controversial figures, Ned Kelly. But some historians dispute Peter Carey's characterisation of Ned Kelly as an Irish martyr -- more sinned against than sinning. > MARGOT O'NEILL: There...
Tony Jones discusses the issue with Yashio Sugimoto, Professor of Sociology at La Trobe University and a keen student of Japanese politics. Tony Jones speaks with two people involved in the growing debate about politics, identity and culture in Australia...
Since Ned Kelly's siblings, Kate and Jim, appeared on stage at the Apollo Theatre the night of Ned Kelly's execution, the Kelly story has continued to haunt the stage. One of the most significant Kelly plays of the twentieth century was Douglas Stewart's...
DANN, GEORGE LANDEN (1904-1977), playwright and draughtsman, was born on New Year's Day 1904 at Sandgate, Brisbane, second child of English-born parents George William Dann, gardener, and his wife Mildred Challis, n. L. Rees, Towards an Australian Drama (...
> TAKE ME TO: ABOUT NED KELLY ART: ILLUSTRATORS ART: PAINTING ART: SCULPTURE ART: SKIN & INK ART: SIDNEY NOLAN BOOKS: AUSTRALIAN SON BOOKS: BIOGRAPHY BOOKS: FICTION BOOKS: REFERENCE KELLY FAMILY & FRIENDS COLLECT: COINS COLLECT: STAMPS COMICS DOCUMENTS DO...
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