G'day Hrothgar, "... doesn'nt make poor old Ned a goodie ..."

If you do me the courtesy of reading what I posted, you will see that I suggest that, by the time of the Glenrowan Seige, he has dangerously mad ... a term I am not using lightly. But I might also suggest that many people ... who might otherwise be seen as, say, insane terrorists, come to be venerated as national heroes if their mad endeavours succeed.

I am arguing that your neat little assessment can be dangerously trite - especially when we see that it was not even accepted by the British Colonial authorities investigating the "Kelly Outbreak" in the years following Ned's execution.

History is written by the winners ... nationally, socially, ethnically or religiously. Kelly never belonged to the right one of any of these classifications.

Regards,

Bob Bolton