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Ned Kelly, the infamous Australian outlaw was captured in the remote settlement of Glenrowan in 1880.
In a dramatic last stand, Kelly and his gang took hostages and tried to derail a police train.
Kelly was hanged a few months after his capture.
The rest of the gang were killed.
Witness brings together eye-witness accounts of the last stand.
The programme also hears from the Australian historian Professor Carl Bridge.
PICTURE: Ned Kelly is shot and captured while wearing his armour (HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES).
By BBC World Service4.3
2020 ratings
Ned Kelly, the infamous Australian outlaw was captured in the remote settlement of Glenrowan in 1880.
In a dramatic last stand, Kelly and his gang took hostages and tried to derail a police train.
Kelly was hanged a few months after his capture.
The rest of the gang were killed.
Witness brings together eye-witness accounts of the last stand.
The programme also hears from the Australian historian Professor Carl Bridge.
PICTURE: Ned Kelly is shot and captured while wearing his armour (HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES).

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