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The Last Man Hanged: 'God bless you. Please make it quick'

In a dramatic re-creation Ronald Ryan (played by Colin Friels) is hanged in Pentridge prison. Radio journalist Brian Morley recalls being a witness to the hanging.

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The Last Man Hanged: Pedigree for a hanging

Ronald Ryan was the last man hanged in Australia. Narration and black-and-white stills tell the story of his upbringing and early life.

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The Last Man Hanged: Political hanging

Father John Brosnan, priest to hanged man Ronald Ryan, compares the Ryan hanging to that of Ned Kelly in that both were political.