The Kelly Outbreak

Question 1

name of book by John McQuilton

Answer 1

The Kelly Outbreak 1878-1880

Question 2

what is a historiographical view

Answer 2

looking at which sources are used by historians and why, the study of methods of investigating history

Question 3

when was kelly born

Answer 3

1854

Question 4

why was his father deported from ireland

Answer 4

livestock theft

Question 5

what was the name of his mothers family

Answer 5

Quinn

Question 6

who was the eldest child

Answer 6

Ned Kelly

Question 7

who was kelly apprenticed to

Answer 7

irish bushranger Harry Power

Question 8

why was his mother imprisoned with her 3 month old baby

Answer 8

Kelly gang fired shots at a constable. The two went on the run

Question 9

how many officers were killed in the first incident after the gang went on the run?

Answer 9

3

Question 10

what happened at Euroa

Answer 10

bank robbery and hostages, important documents burned to cancel debts, told stories to the captives

Question 11

what happened at Jerilderie

Answer 11

took over town dressed as police officers and robbed bank. burned documents to erase debts and won over their hostages

Question 12

what was the jerilderie letter

Answer 12

Kelly dictated a letter to be submitted to politicians, explaining why he had been treated injustly. Was never printed

Question 13

what two groups were brought in to help with the search

Answer 13

Aboriginal trackers and the army

Question 14

Where was Kelly shot

Answer 14

Glenroan hotel

Question 15

name a writer who doesnt agree with a heroic depiction of Kelly

Answer 15

Bill Bryson

Question 16

what is the main idea behind McQuilton’s The Kelly Outbreak

Answer 16

the outbreak can only be understood through a geographical study of the region of north-east Victoria

Question 17

what river basin do the deeply incised river valleys drain into

Answer 17

Murray Darling

Question 18

what type of climate system does the region experience

Answer 18

subtropical high pressure

Question 19

what pressure is there in summer

Answer 19

high pressure

Question 20

what pressure is there in winter

Answer 20

low pressure

Question 21

why is there periodic drought in the northeast (3 reasons)

Answer 21

low pressure system doesnt travel far enough north. mountains create a rain shadow. european settler use of the land can be problematic.

Question 22

why is it difficult to navigate the region

Answer 22

dense eucalypt forest and tangled undergrowth

Question 23

what caused the dramatic decline of aboriginal pop.s

Answer 23

driven off the land, killed by settler disease, policies of genocide in 18th century

Question 24

name the three classes of people that settled in the area

Answer 24

squatters, diggers, selectors

Question 25

what does Terra Nullius mean?

Answer 25

nobodys land: property of the crown

Question 26

why did many squatters not survive on the land

Answer 26

difficulty in adapting to the environment- not familiar with it like the aboriginals were

Question 27

what did the bigger squatters do with their power

Answer 27

used it to shape legislation in Melbourne

Question 28

who were the diggers in conflict with

Answer 28

squatters and the government

Question 29

how did the state intervene to manage settlement in the region

Answer 29

engaged surveyors to map agricultural districts and subdivided plots for farmers

Question 30

why was the land often handled badly

Answer 30

lack of government knowledge on the land and idea that intensive farming was sustainable for the region

Question 31

which land acts made land available to selectors

Answer 31

1860, 1862, 1865, 1869

Question 32

who was behind the Duffy Acts (background)

Answer 32

Charles Gavan Duffy, Irishman who agitated for land reform in Ireland, emigrated to Victoria and became Premier of the region,

Question 33

how were small farmers supported against the squatters

Answer 33

settlers acts and alliances with large capital organisations

Question 34

Give 4 failures that led to problems for settlers

Answer 34

1. farms too small and susceptible to drought,
2. government didnt understand the land well,
3. selectors werent given any infrastructure,
4. lack of experience meant settlers couldnt carry out required improvements

Question 35

give 4 outcomes of general failure of selection

Answer 35

1. stock theft,
2. poor squatter-selector relationship,
3. poverty,
4. eviction from land

Question 36

who wrote the Social Bandit

Answer 36

Eric Hobsbawm

Question 37

why is there often a difficult relationship between europeans and the australian environment/climate?

Answer 37

their culture has been shaped by a different place and they often retain habits incompatible with the new place

Question 38

how did kellys story spread quickly

Answer 38

telegraphs and newspapers

Question 39

3 examples of kellys notoriety in culture

Answer 39

dreamtime aboriginal stories include kelly as a cultural icon, sidney nolan paintings, peter careys novel “The True History of the Kelly Gang”