Our Sunshine
Encyclopedia
Our Sunshine is a 1991 novel based on the life of Ned Kelly
, a 19th-century Irish-Australian bushranger. The novel was written by Robert Drewe
and was the basis for the 2003 film Ned Kelly
.
Ned Kelly
Edward "Ned" Kelly was an Irish Australian bushranger. He is considered by some to be merely a cold-blooded cop killer — others, however, consider him to be a folk hero and symbol of Irish Australian resistance against the Anglo-Australian ruling class.Kelly was born in Victoria to an Irish...
, a 19th-century Irish-Australian bushranger. The novel was written by Robert Drewe
Robert Drewe
Robert Duncan Drewe is an Australian journalist, novelist and short story writer.-Biography:Drewe was born in Melbourne, but moved with his family to Perth, Western Australia at the age of six. He was educated at Hale School, and in his final year was appointed School Captain...
and was the basis for the 2003 film Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly (2003 film)
Ned Kelly is an Australian drama film directed by Gregor Jordan. The film portrays the life of Ned Kelly — a legendary bushranger in northeast Victoria. Ned Kelly, his brother Dan, and two other men — Steve Hart and Joe Byrne — formed a gang of Irish Australians in response to Irish and...
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First edition
- Chippendale, Sydney, NSW : Pan Macmillan Publishers, 1991; ISBN 0-330-27326-4 (hardbound), ISBN 0-330-27247-0 (paperback)