John Saunders
Meet the people of the KellyGang story
Importance of Saunders
Ned
Kelly worked for Saunders, a sawmiller, in about
1874-5 during the period when he avoided having problems with the police
Family
brothers ... sisters ... wife ... husband ... parents ... uncle ... aunt ...
Links to the KellyGang
Early
years
What
was the sawmill like
Rule
and I had a sawmill at
Burkes water hole on
Burke's Hole farm
near the
Kelly home. We purchased
the sawmill from a Wangaratta butcher who got into financial problems.
Time
when Ned Kelly worked for Saunders
In 1874 Ned
Kelly was released from goal and he went to work as a faller for Rule
I and others sawmillers. Later Ned Kelly was the overseer at our Burkes water
hole sawmill.
See also the Jerilderie
Letter
In September 1876 with the end of Beechworth railway branch line, the sawmills income almost ceased and Saunder and Rule wanted to relocate the sawmill to Gippsland were they had a contract supply timber for the railways.
Later
What
happened to Saunder's family and the sawmill
Please enjoy the story of the KellyGang, but also remember that at least 10 people died and many more had their lives changed in ways that may still be painful to some people.
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