Redmond Barry and the Trial of Ned Kelly. Sunday October 23, 2016 at 2.30pm. (FREE LECTURE)
Sunday October 23, 2016 at 2.30pm at Old Treasury Building, 20 Spring St. Melbourne
FREE LECTURE

Judge Sir Redmond Barry presided over the trial of Ned Kelly and sentenced the outlaw to death. Twelve days after Kelly was hanged, Barry himself died, of natural causes, as Kelly had predicted from the dock. For many people it was Barry, not Kelly, who became the villain of the piece. Is it possible 136 years later to give Redmond Barry a fair trial? In this talk, historian Dr Andrew Lemon reprises what he told the Supreme and Federal Court Justices’ Conference in 2012 about the way historians have dealt with the reputation of this controversial colonial judge.
Presented as part of the Wild Colonial Boys Public Program.
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Location
Old Treasury Building
20 Spring Street
Melbourne VIC 3002
Contact details
03 9651 2233
bookings@otb.org.au
info@otb.org.au
www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/
Dates and times
23/10/2016
Sun: 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Price
This is a free event
Bookings
03 9651 2233
rsvp@otb.org.au
bookings@otb.org.au
info@otb.org.au