Outlaw legend, Hobart, Australia
| Description: |
Malcolm Randolphs transcribed interview of Professor R.B. Hugenhan about an outlaw story from Australia. According to Hugenhan, Ned Kelly was a bushranger. He shot several troopers and was said to have worn an iron breast plate to stop bullets. Once he held up an entire town, but he let a teacher go. The teacher told troopers about Kelly, and he was caught and hanged. At the trial, the judge said Ill see you where I go and he died two months later. |
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| Origin: | 1968-10-09 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/2740 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State University Folklore Archives |
| Subjects: |
Legends People Criminals Crimes Folklore |
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