Ned Kelly Hanging "The Criminal On The Scaffold"

State Library Victoria1880-11-20

Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)
North Melbourne, Australia

After being sentenced to death, Ned Kelly was hanged on 11 November 1880 at Melbourne Gaol where he was believed to utter his infamous final words, "Such is life."

Wood engraving published in The Australasian sketcher.

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Title: Ned Kelly Hanging "The Criminal On The Scaffold"
Creator: State Library Victoria
Date Created: 1880-11-20
Provenance: Accession no(s) A/S20/11/80/305
Publisher: Melbourne : Alfred May and Alfred Martin Ebsworth
External Link: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/142936

Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)

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