NED KELLY'S BROTHER
CLAIM BY A STATION HAND. An old station hand in the Molong dictricts claims to be Dan Kelly,, brother of the notorious bushranger, Ned Kelly. He lias 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 Crlonrowan while the poljiec were closing in on Ned Kelly, just before his famous stand. They succeeded in reaching Melbourne by coach, and thence 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 * India. ' About two years ago Hart drowned himself in Calcutta- Har-•l.-onr, and Kelly sailed again lor Australia. Ho 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 police for fear of being shot. The man is enjoying a large amount of distinction on account of his alleged identity.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WHDT19190430.2.12
Bibliographic details
Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVII, Issue 5605, 30 April 1919, Page 2
Word Count
170NED KELLY'S BROTHER Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVII, Issue 5605, 30 April 1919, Page 2
Using This Item
Copyright undetermined – untraced rights owner. For advice on reproduction of material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in