Meet the people of the KellyGang story
A sympathizer who helped the KellyGang
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Ass Com Nicolson led a search party after the KellyGang past our place soon after the deaths (RC676)
Information was given to Mr Laing by one of his employees that the KellyGang had been seen by my brother and I near the One Mile Bridge on 3/11/1878. We lived near the Wangaratta railway station. The story given by the platelayer was that that morning, at four o'clock, the KellyGang, instead of going through the railway gate, had swam the One-mile Creek, and crossed by the back of the hospital, behind our house; and that we recognized the KellyGang and that they were armed. (RC13960)(Argus29/6/1880)
I told the police that my mother called me up at 4 a.m. on 3/11/1878 to see if his horse was being taken away. I looked out and saw four mounted men with hobbles, one saddler driving several horses at a rapid pace through One-mile Creek, towards Peechelba road. They may have gone to Warby ranges"(RC17310) see also(RC17307)
I may have been at the begining of the Glenrowan siege with the KellyGang from late in the evening of Saturday 26 June 1880 with my brother Daniel,
Thomas Curnow told the Royal Commission
"After some further conversation, we all listened to what Ned Kelly was saying to Delaney. The outlaw was accusing Delaney of having some short time previous ridden a horse from near Greta into Wangaratta to oblige a policeman, and of having sought admission into the police force. He threatened to shoot Delaney for this, and pointed a revolver at him several times"
"After keeping Delaney in a state of extreme terror for about half an hour the outlaw made him promise never again to seek admission into the police force, and finally said, 'I forgive you this time; but mind you be careful for the future.'"
Later my brothers William and Patrick and I were some of the prisoners in the Inn (Argus 29/6/80)
Was my young son at the siege (Herald29/6/1880)
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