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History News Reports The Glenrowan Archives The Kellys

Mrs. Kelly interviewed (17/05/1881)

Her residence, a four-roomed slab hut, with a bark roof, stands in the middle of a paddock comprising about 40 acres. It is within a short distance from a mountain called Quarry Hill, whence a good view of the surrounding country can be obtained. Within the paddock there were two or three horses and as many cows, and there were a few fowls and a tame kangaroo about the house. But the place presented a gloomy, desolate appearance. There was a very small kitchen garden, but there was no other land under cultivation. Some of the panes of glass in the windows were broken, and, excepting that some creepers had very recently been planted at the foot of the verandah posts, no attempt had been made to beautify the house, or make this home look homely.

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Edward (Ned) Kelly First Hand Accounts History Superintendent Hare The Police

Dr. Nicholson’s Account (19 July 1880)

An account of the events at Glenrowan told by the medic who attended Superintendent Hare and Ned Kelly.

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Aaron Sherritt Edward (Ned) Kelly History Joseph (Joe) Byrne Sergeant Steele The Cave Party The Glenrowan Archives The Kelly Gang

Sherritt and the Kelly Gang (05/08/1880)

A news report covering Ned Kelly’s transfer to Beechworth and Aaron Sherritt’s relationship with the Kellys and police that led to his murder.

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Edward (Ned) Kelly History Sergeant Steele The Glenrowan Archives The Kelly Gang The Police

Ned Kelly at Beechworth (07/08/1880)

A news report describing Ned Kelly’s conduct en route to Beechworth for his committal hearing.

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Aaron Sherritt History Sub-Inspector O'Connor and the Queensland native police Superintendent Hare Superintendent Sadleir The Author Speaks The Cave Party The Glenrowan Archives The Kelly Gang The Police

Supt. Sadleir’s recollections

Extracts from Superintendent John Sadleir’s memoirs concerning the Glenrowan Siege and the events that led to it.

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Creative Stephen (Steve) Hart Yarns from Kelly Country

The Tea Room

Steve Hart visits Ann Jones’s tea rooms in Wangaratta in the days before his outlawry.

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First Hand Accounts Glenrowan History The Glenrowan Archives The Railway

Statement of Guard Dowsett (05/07/1880)

A first-hand account of Jesse Dowsett’s rescue of Margaret Reardon and his involvement in Ned Kelly’s capture.