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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 ...” 30 ‘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 31

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