A picture from the National Museum of Australia of Ned Kelly. Photo / Supplied
A picture from the National Museum of Australia of Ned Kelly. Photo / Supplied
A descendant of Ned Kelly says the family plans to give the infamous bushranger a dignified private funeral, after receiving news that his last wish to be buried with his family has been granted.
Anthony Griffiths, a grandchild of Kelly's sister, said the family welcomed Victorian Attorney-General Robert Clark's decisionto return Kelly's remains to his descendants so they could meet his final request to be buried in consecrated ground.
"That's very welcome news indeed," Mr Griffiths said.
"Our family, like every family, likes to be able to bury their own family members. Our aim is to give him a dignified funeral, like any family would."
It was likely Kelly will be laid to rest in a small cemetery in the Greta churchyard south of Glenrowan, where his mother Ellen, several of his brothers and sisters and other relatives are buried in unmarked graves.
Mr Griffiths said no final decisions had been made and a separate public ceremony was being considered.
"That's certainly one of the things the family are considering. The family certainly would like to have a private family service ... but we recognise there is that level of public interest and there are a lot of the public that might like to say their farewells," he said.
