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My old friends at VIFM probed, poked, measured, sampled, photographed, turned me over and re-assembled me – – – several times. They also dug up a lot of things besides me!
Oh, my apologies to VIFM, they didn’t dig me up. A bunch of archaeologists did – – – several times. They were losing their heads over the fact that I lost mine.
But enough levity! Here are some things that VIFM lists as recent news about me.
I bet if old Lee Oliver knew I was standing right beside him he would have jumped out of his skin.
Then we would look even more like each other!
So you can see my story never ends; and it keeps renewing itself.
You can look the following over to see how the story is like those “Willy Wonka Everlasting Gobstoppers.” They just never end!
Ned Kelly’s Remains to be returned to descendants – The Guardian (UK) – 02/08/2012
Ned Kelly’s family gets funeral go-ahead – ABC News – 02/08/2012
World Roundup 2011 – Archaeology Magazine – Vol 65 Number 1, January/February 2012
Bones of Aussie Outlaw Legend Rise Again – 15/10/2011 – National Public Radio (US)
Go to NPR’s website to hear the interview.
A jigsaw of clues finally solves the Ned Kelly puzzle – 05/09/2011 – Sydney Morning Herald
Not Ned’s Head but a ripper yarn all the same – 06/09/2011 – Sydney Morning Herald
Historic outlaw still one step ahead – 03/09/2011 – The Irish Times
Ned Kelly’s remains identified – 02/09/2011 – Aljazeera.net
131 Years on, Ned Kelly Mystery Laid to Rest – 02/09/2011 – The Age
Ned Kelly Found: The Science Behind the Story – 01/09/2011 – 774 ABC Online
Bones of Australia’s Jesse James Are Identified, but His Skull Remains a Fugitive – 01/09/2011 – New York Times
Bones of Australian bush icon Ned Kelly identified – 01/09/2011 – SBC World News onlne
Remains of Australian outlaw Ned Kelly identified – 01/09/2011 – BBC News
Ned Kelly’s Body Identified – Video – 01/09/2011 – The Guardian (UK)
Who is Ned Kelly? – 01/09/2011 – CBS News (USA)
Ned Kelly’s Skeleton Rediscovered – 01/09/2011 – ABC Online “Lateline”
Notorious bushranger Ned Kelly’s remains found – 01/09/2011 – Waikato Times (NZ)
Come on back and we will see if we can close this story out (although I am not quite ready to do that).
On the other hand, I can’t close this out with just one more post.
I really don’t want it to end. I like talking about myself.
In fact – – -I could talk your head off!
But you don’t want to follow my path to infamy.
During 2009/2010 I visited the State Library, Victoria where Ned’s armour and assorted paraphernalia was on show (I believe it has since been moved to Canberra). I was in awe at the thickness of the armour and the size of Ned’s body; especially his head. He was certainly an enormously strong man.
Thanks for the feedback. All I ever see is a digitized Ned (without a head) of course. Thanks for visiting my blog.