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Ned Kelly Learning Resource

figure wearing armour sitting atop a brown horse in dry landscape with blue sky

Sidney Nolan, Ned Kelly, 1946, enamel paint on composition board, gift of Sunday Reed, 1977

Primary
Year 3–6
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This resource is directly linked to the Australian Curriculum and is designed to develop successful learners, confident and creative individuals and actively informed citizens.

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Curriculum Connections

Learning area: Visual Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, History, and Civics & Citizenship,

Themes

Australian history, conflict between poor Irish families and the Protestant police.

Level Details

Talking points to facilitate discussion and encourage observation, interpretation and
imagination.
Creative art-making suggestions Exploration of art history.

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