The artist – Sidney Nolan – painted a series of pictures about the bushranger Ned Kelly, and the way he painted Kelly’s black armour has become famous and part of Australian folklore.

• Meet the famous bushranger Ned Kelly.

• Notice Ned Kelly’s eyes peeking through the slit in his helmet. How do you think he is feeling? What or who might be about to appear through the bush?

• Write a poem about Ned Kelly’s adventures, starting each line using the letters of ‘Ned Kelly’.

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