Bushranger Ned Kelly – Timelines Ned Kelly is the most famous of Australia’s bushrangers. Bushrangers were bandits who operated in rural Australia for 110 years during colonial times. Learn more about Ned Kelly by answering the questions below and construct a Timeline of his life using the answers. Go to www.worldbookonline.com and log in using your school’s log in details:
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Click on Student Type in Ned Kelly in Search box Click the article titled Ned Kelly 1. Where and when was Ned Kelly born? ______2. Why did Ned Kelly’s father, John Kelly leave Ireland to come to Australia and what year did he arrive? ______3. In what year did the Kelly family move to Avenel in central Victoria? ______4. What year did Ned Kelly’s father, John die? ______5. In 1866, the family moved to where? ______6. In what year was Ned Kelly convicted of assault? ______7. In 1871, shortly after his release from prison, Ned Kelly was convicted of another crime. What crime was he convicted of committing? ______8. When was he released from prison for committing this crime? ______9. In what month and year is it claimed that police officer, Andrew Fitzpatrick, was shot at the Kelly home? ______
World Book Timelines Worksheet – Bushranger, Ned Kelly
10. In what year were three police officers killed while trying to capture or kill Ned and his brother, who had escaped to the bush after the incident with Andrew Fitzpatrick? ______11. Name the members of the Kelly Gang? ______12. When did the Kelly Gang rob a bank in Euroa, Victoria? ______13. Two months later, the Kelly Gang raided the town of Jerilderie. What month and year did this happen? ______14. In what month and year did the Kelly Gang take over the railway village of Glenrowan, which resulted in a siege with over 50 police officers? ______15. Ned Kelly was captured following the siege and stood trial for murder on what date? ______16. After being found guilty, Ned Kelly was hanged in Melbourne jail on what date? ______17. Use your answers to make a Timeline of Ned Kelly’s life.
Scroll to bottom of page and select TIMELINES.
- Log in to your My Research Account using your personalised log in details – this is how you save your Timeline
- Click “Create a Timeline” to create a timeline.
World Book Timelines Worksheet – Bushranger, Ned Kelly
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- Provide the date and summary of the event that happened during that time. You can add images and additional facts about the event too.
To add images to do with the Ned Kelly to your event: Type “Ned Kelly” in Search Box. Select image, click “Add”, and then click “Save”. You can add your own images too by clicking “Upload” and saving your own images to the Timeline.
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World Book Timelines Worksheet – Bushranger, Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly Timelines Scavenger Hunt Answers: 1. Ned Kelly was born in Beveridge, near Melbourne in Victoria in 1854. 2. John Kelly was convicted of pig stealing in 1841 and was sent to Van Diemen’s Land to serve his sentence. 3. 1864 4. 1866 5. Greta in north-eastern Victoria 6. 1870 7. Receiving a stolen horse 8. 1874 9. April, 1878 10. 1878 11. Ned Kelly, Dan Kelly, Steve Hart and Joe Byrne 12. December, 1878 13. February, 1879 14. June, 1880 15. October, 1880 16. 11 November, 1880 17. Timeline
World Book Timelines Worksheet – Bushranger, Ned Kelly
World Book Timelines Worksheet – Bushranger, Ned Kelly
World Book Timelines Worksheet – Bushranger, Ned Kelly