Writers such as Boxhall (The Story of Australian Bushrangers, 1899) and Henry Giles Turner (History of the Colony of Victoria, 1904) describe the Kelly Outbreak as simply a spate of criminality.
Spisovatelé jako Boxhall - The Story of Australian Bushrangers (1899) - a Henry Giles Turner - History of the Colony of Victoria (1904) - považují "Kellyovskou epidemii" za pouhý příval kriminality.