In Search of Constable Jack Kelly, the Bushranger’s Brother
He's Australia's most famous outlaw, Ned Kelly and the search is on to find his long lost relatives here in WA.Perth author Norman Jorgensen, has stumbled onto a connection that few ever realised existed.
Posted by Today Tonight on Friday, March 3, 2017
In Search of Constable Jack Kelly, the Bushranger’s Brother
This an interview with me by Chenée Marrapodi from Channel 7s Today Tonight, broadcast on Friday 3rd March, 2017. It is about the research I’m currently undertaking into the life and times of Jack Kelly, half-brother of the infamous Ned Kelly, Australia’s most notorious outlaw.
In the early part of the 20th century, Jack joined Wirths’ Circus as a stunt rider and stockwhip trick expert and, together with his wife, Violet, as part of the act, they travelled the world performing on stage and arenas in the days of music halls and vaudeville. They become rich and famous for many years, until tragedy struck while they were working in Argentina.
