Attitudes to Kelly , by far the most well - known bushranger , exemplify the ambivalent views of Australians regarding bushranging .
Some bushrangers , most notably Ned Kelly in his Jerilderie letter , and in his final raid on Glenrowan , explicitly represented themselves as political rebels .
Attitudes to Ned Kelly , by far the most well - known bushranger , exemplify the ambivalent views of Australians regarding bushranging .
Some bushrangers , most notably Ned Kelly in his Jerilderie letter , and in his final raid on Glenrowan , explicitly represented themselves as political rebels .