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[Ned Kelly A Tru Story
‘When Ned and Dan left thet mother's house that night,
‘hey rode away into the Wombat Hills Ar Ballock Creek,
ile from anywhere, they built a small hut. They lived
wild and looked for gold in the ve.
Joe Byrne, Ned's good frend, went with them, because
‘he neded to ide fom the police too. And in June three
‘mom ate, Stee Har, another good fend, came ou of
prison He, to0, got on ishorse and rode to Blok Creek
Sothere were four af hem.
‘Then, in October, Ele's brother came to fod them,
‘with ome terrible new
“Your mother’s going prison, Ned. For tree yeas.
Because she and you and Dan wed tl Fitzpatrick, the
jndgesaid, And the police ar locking for you and Dan. Be
‘ef, boys sty inthe ils”
For a second Ned's eyes were ted like Bre. He spoke
slowly and coldly
"They ca lao,’ he si "bu hey cane catch me out
here! He looked at his brotherDan and his rind Jo nd
Stove "These policemen, thee judger~ they're wore than
ope! They put my mother in prison, and wha did shedo?
‘Nothing! From now on, we'e the Kelly gang We're fee
rmen-and we yng thatotay. Are you with me, boys?
“And that was the beginning ofthe Kelly Gan,
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OCTOBER. 878. Four poicaman ride north from the foun
of Mansfet. Kennedy. Mcintyre, Langan, and Scanlon ere
‘on ther may fo Stringybark Crash in the Wombst Hills. They
len camp there for a wee, look for the Kelly Gang ~ ond
‘ring thas back Yo Mansfeld dead or alive
Very early one morning Ned and Das lef Bullock Creek
Joeand Steve waited a the hut.
‘Walk quietly, Dan sid Nod ‘and listen. saw horses
‘racks neat hee yesterday, and think the police are afer
“The police camp a Stringybark Creck was only wo
Sulomseres away, and the brothers soon found it. They hid
behind the trees and watched, They saw the four
policemen, nd their guns rwo big heavy guns and four
smaller guns
Late, bac a Bullock Creek, Joe and Steve listened to
the news abou the guns,
“We've only got wo guns. What can we do?" said Joe
"They want toils sad Dan, They're going shoot
‘oll seat right Ned?"
“Yes ha’s ight said Ned So, we can stay here and