Ned Kelly: The Iron Outlaw

by Brad Webb

Most Australians know something about Ned Kelly - his gang's final shoot out with the police at Glenrowan, Ned in his iron armour taken down by the troopers shooting at his exposed legs, his subsequent trial and hanging in Melbourne - it's a story often told. But did you know that Ned was planning a republic of north-east Victoria? That many of the settlers in the area were ready to take on the establishment and form their own independent state? That Ned's 'life of crime' can be linked to the gross corruption of the colonial Victorian police force?
Historian Brad Webb has written the essential guide to the Kelly legacy, with rarely seen images. This book is a must for any library, and as plenty to offer those who think they know the full story of the Kelly Gang.

207 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 2017

About the author

Brad holds a Master of Publishing and Editing from Monash University and is currently developing his PhD thesis on Digital Publishing for the University of the Sunshine Coast. Trained as a typographer with over twenty five years industry experience, Brad has worked for a number of institutions including the AFL, Australian Red Cross, and Vision Victoria producing a range of print and digital related services from books and magazines to web sites and annual reports. Brad also coordinates the twice yearly pop culture event ComiXpo, Australia’s most exciting science fiction and fantasy collectable pop culture fair which showcases some of the greatest names in comics, movies, television, animation, and gaming. ComiXpo highlights the best in collectables, merchandise, and memorabilia from both industry and the fans and presents amazing props, costumes, art, and impressive fan based cosplay, coupled with innovative customer interactions. Complementing his industry experience, Brad taught at Townsville’s James Cook University’s live work studio RossDesign; as a sessional lecturer at Melbourne’s RMIT School of Advertising; and as a lecturer and subject coordinator at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Bachelor of Writing and Publishing. In 2017, New Holland Publishers published Brad’s first commercial novel 'Ned Kelly: The Iron Outlaw'.

Reviews

[Brad Williams · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sadly this book follows the many fictitious myths that have been born in the last 40 years by Ned Kelly fans, some who have written books that are full of fiction and made up nonsense.
The suggestion that Ned Kelly intended to proclaim a republic in North East Victoria is total and complete fiction. That fiction began with a joke written in a paper about 1933, but the fiction was taken up by the likes of Ian Jones and Brad Webb and treated as fact, when it is complete fiction.
This book is a joke and not worth reading, as it is full of myths and falsehoods.

[Lennox Nicholson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Passionately written pictorial biography with short, sharp passages and excerpts from Kelly's own writings, this is an excellent if not necessary addition to the Kelly canon. Peter Carey and Robert Drewe may owe a debt of gratitude to Brad Webb for those (like me) that found The Iron Outlaw a springboard to further reading of Kelly literature.

[H School Acc · Rating 4 out of 5]

lowkey feel bad for this dude even tho he's a criminal

his downfall was only because of his loyalty bro