Article Alert Update: Even More About The Fury Over Gun-toting Ned Kelly Statue

There is even more out now about the fury over the gun-toting Ned Kelly statue, or rather, wood sculpture.....

From the article:

The work was made from a canadian cedar tree and towers 3m above street level.
House owner Arne Hachmann told the Leader it was meant to be a celebration of Australian culture.
“The tree had died in our front yard and I thought it would be a shame if we didn’t do anything interesting with it,” Mr Hachmann said.
“We wanted to have something Australian like a kookaburra, but the most Australian thing we could come up with was Ned Kelly.”
Mr Hachmann said having Ned Kelly carrying a gun was just part of the legend.
“It’s Ned Kelly and it wouldn’t be right if he wasn’t holding a gun,” he said.
“I see him as keeping guard of our house and he faces outwards so people will look him straight in the eyes when they walk into our house.”


see here for more information and a link to a photo gallery of it:

http://whitehorse-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/gunning-for-ned-kelly-sculpture-in-surrey-hills/