 Dan Kelly was Ned's younger brother ( born in 1861) and
he wore Ned's
outgrown hand-me-downs.
Dan was an intelligent young man, and had Ned listened to him history
might have turned out differently.
At Stringybark Creek Dan suggested McIntyre (the policeman) might escape
and should be handcuffed, he wasn't and the lucky officer escaped.
At Glenrowan Dan suggested the towns sole police officer named
Bracken be
secured (handcuffed) and yet again he was ignored and the policeman
escaped.
It was Dan who foresaw the possible consequences of letting the
Glenrowan
Siege prisoner schoolmaster Thomas Curnow go home to collect his
'dancing boots',
Dan realised Curnow lived near the police station.
It was a visit to
arrest Dan in April
1878 by Constable Fitzpatrick that caused
what was to be known as the
'Kelly outbreak'.
Dan Kelly died alongside his mate Steve
Hart at the Siege of Glenrowan in 1880.
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