MEMORIES OF KELLY GANG
STATION HAND CLAIMS TO BE" DAN. KELLY.
An old station hand in the Molong district claims to be Dan. Kelly, bro-: ther of the notorious bushranger, Ned Kelly. He has been closely questioned by the police, but they cannot confound his story. He declares that he and Steve Hart escaped from the burning hotel at Glenrowan while the police were closing in on Ned Kelly, just before his famous last stand. They succeeded in reaching Melbourne by coach, and thence went to India on a sailing, ship as stowaways. Later they enlisted in the Imperial Indian Army for service in South Africa, After the war they returned to Ind'tC About two years ago Hart drowned himself in Calcutta Harbour, and Kelly sailed again for Australia. He states that the bodies found in the hotel by the police were those of two tramps who were, too scared to reveal themselves to the l I police for fear of being shot. The man m enjoying a large amount of distinction on account of his alleged identity.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 135, 3 March 1919, Page 4
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178MEMORIES OF KELLY GANG Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 135, 3 March 1919, Page 4
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