Ned Kelly: A True Story
Alive or dead at Glenrowan
“With a killing” said Joe.
“We kil Shercit. He's
working for the police ~ he
everybody knowsit. He was a
fiend once, but now he wants
to see us dead!”
"Yes, that's true,’ Ned said.
“We hear it from everybody.
So, you go to Aaron's house
‘atBeechworth and shoot him.
You and Dan.’
4 Dan, ‘And
Beechworth
(Ned Kelly's armour
“And we’, Ned said quietly,
‘are waiting for the train at
Glenrowan ...”
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‘The plan began well. Joe and Dan rode to Beechworth.
‘When Aacon SI
June, Joe shot
‘opened his door on Sarurday 26th
‘once. Then the two outlaws rode
sixty kilometres across country to Glenrowan. News of the
kalling went down to Benalla.
Ned and Steve arrived at Glenrowan Inn on Saturday
afternoon, They began to bring hostages into the inn ~
people from the railway station, railway workers, people
from the town. Then Ned took some of the railway
in, and asked no more questions.
‘The workers took up three metres of railway line, and went
back to the inn with Ned. Joe and Dan were there now, and
some ofthe gang's friends. Other friends, about thirty men,
re was a lot of
Ay morning Ned found
schoolteacher, Thomas Curnow,
baby,
rages ~ the
is young wife,
‘The police moved very slowly. In Beechworth, Be
and Melbourne they tal
vane more, Inthe end, a pol
train left Melbourne late
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