Beveridge Reserve Playground, Lithgow Street, Beveridge
Basic playground with horse springer, swings and a structure with wave slide, tree ladder with branches, abacus, shopfront, inclined walkway, monkey bars and stepping stones.
Shelter with table and BBQ, unshaded table, unshaded seats, toilets, small grassy areas, small statue of Ned Kelly (compared to the one at Glenrowan) and tennis courts.
The story of the Kelly Gang, and its dramatic culmination in the siege of Glenrowan in June 1880, is one of the best-known episodes in Australian history.
Born in Beveridge in 1854, Ned was the son of Ellen Quinn and John 'Red' Kelly, an ex-convict from Ireland. Ned was not born into poverty; John had earned enough on the gold fields to buy a small farm and build a home.
Ned attended school at the bluestone Catholic Church where he learnt to read and write and was a bright, active student.
Frederick Hopkins, a fellow pupil, says that Ned: '....was a tall and active lad and excelled all others at school games'. The good times did not last. John began to drink heavily, the family's home was mortgaged and the Kelly's moved to Avenel in 1864. The house that 'Red' built stands on the corner of Kelly and Stewart Streets.
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Location
110 Lithgow Street, Beveridge 3753 Map
