Ned Kelly's Last Stand

Published: Nov. 24, 2011, 9 a.m.

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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).

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