The grave of Andrew George Scott, famously known as Captain Moonlite, may not bear the significance attributed to it in a recent proposal by the Heritage Council of NSW.
The early Australian colony of thieves was all about crime and crime control; the details, from the mid-1800s, were published in what came to be known as the Police Gazette. Now it’s been visualised.
Destruction of the Kelly Gang. Drawn by Thomas Carrington during the siege.
State Library of Victoria
Four reporters joined the showdown with the Kelly gang 140 years ago. They became part of the story and set the tone for a legend.
Sidney Nolan’s Steve Hart dressed as a girl 1947 from the Ned Kelly series 1946 – 1947 enamel paint on composition board 90.60 x 121.10 cm.
Gift of Sunday Reed 1977 National Gallery of Australia
As a bushranger in the Kelly gang, Steve Hart took to dressing as a woman and riding side-saddle to avoid detection. Sidney Nolan’s painting captures Hart’s adolescent cockiness, bravery, and foolhardy bluster.