Ned Kelly's Last Stand

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Ned Kelly, the infamous Australian outlaw was captured in the remote settlement of Glenrowan in 1880. In a dramatic last stand, Kelly and his gang took hostages and tried to derail a police train. Kelly was hanged a few months after his capture. The rest of the gang were killed. Witness brings together eye-witness accounts of the last stand. The programme also hears from the Australian historian Professor Carl Bridge. PICTURE: Ned Kelly is shot and captured while wearing his armour (HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES).