The evening-Ned Kelly Series

At times, when the troopers and black-trackers hadmade camp, I would ride ahead in the evening; thinkingperhaps to find some clue to the outlaws’ movementsby travelling alone. Historical record

This is right out of the commission report. It gives a slightlymore sympathetic view of the police. There is a feeling ofinnocence and the horse is right out of early hunting prints. Sidney Nolan Text © National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 2010