Meet the people of the KellyGang story
Ned Kelly worked for R Rule, sawmiller, from Greta and Saunders in about 1874 during the period when he avoided having problems with the police
In 1874 Ned
Kelly was released from goal and he went to work as a faller for Rule
and Saunders and others sawmillers. In 1875 Ned Kelly was back with Saunders
and Rule at their Burkes water hole sawmill near Mrs Kelly's home as the overseer.
See also the Jerilderie
Letter
In September 1876 with the end of Beechworth branch line, the sawmills income almost ceased and Saunders and Rule wanted to relocate the sawmill to Gippsland were they had a contract supply timber for the railways.
My application for a share in the reward was rejected by the Reward Board
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