“Wild, a major sympathizer: his true colors for the gang shone when he rode into Mansfield, and stopped outside the police station yelling “Dogs! Curs! Cowards! Follow me if you want to catch the Kellys, I'm going to join the gang. Come out a little way and I'll shoot the lot of you!”

Many people, had experiences with Joe on any one occasion. In this section we will list the main staunch supporters, and family, so you can experience the outer circle of the Joe Byrne story. If there is a serious accomplice or ally I have missed please email me and I will add them accordingly.

Aaron Sherritt, is a mystical figure in the Joe story; he seems to have been in with the gang, then out. I many cases he is seen as a traitor, others he isn't. So, who was Aaron?

Aaron, best friend of Joe and staunch ally of the gang, was making 'a quid' by hoodwinking for the gang, telling police places, events and future plans in a different sequence to the police. A true view of Aaron's hoodwinking kicked in when he told Superintendent Hare, that the gang was going to stick-up Goulburn bank; when really they were heading to Jerilderie.

Hare, then asked Aaron, "Well, what do we do now?" this proves Hare had full, trust in Aaron. Aaron grew up in Woolshed, but was born in Preston Melbourne, moving to the Woolshed at a very young age, growing up with Joe, being by each others side until the event of October 26th 1878. More information on Joe and Aaron's relationship, head over to our Inner History section

Aaron & Joe spent 6 months of their life in Beechworth Gaol together, and were buried around the same time as each other. Joe would eventually shoot Aaron dead, for the belief of being a police spy. Aaron never supplied the police with any real information to progress their hunt. Aaron was no traitor.
   

Margaret Byrne, nee White was born in Ireland in County Galway. Margaret White, a 21 year old Galway woman, strong faced, with a pale blue for an eye color.

Raising a family in the Woolshed diggings, was a task but the Byrne's were tough, and Margaret, fine young 21 year old, this ruggered lady was the first to see Aaron sleeping with the police party in the ranges behind the Byrne homestead, when a reflecting sardine tin id, caught her eye, Mrs. Byrne walked up to where the tin was reflecting from and discovered Aaron among the sleeping police. 

After the destruction of Joe, Mrs. Byrne and her family moved to Albury, New South Wales, and the Byrnes' bought a church, and named it "St. Joe's" Right: These are original cans found at the police caves.
 

Wild Wright was one of the most staunch Kelly gang supporters. Wild arrived on the prison ship hulk "Carlton" in 1858 when he was nine years old. He moved towards the Mansfield district and married a young Bridget Lloyd, a member of the close knit Kelly-Quinn-Lloyd clan; which Ned Kelly was a part of.

Wild was at the Glenrowan when the gang were destructed, he was also more than likely at Euroa, during the gang's raid there. Wild, a major sympathizer: his true colors for the gang shone when he rode into Mansfield, and stopped outside the police station yelling Dogs! Curs! Cowards! Follow me if you want to catch the Kellys, I'm going to join the gang. Come out a little way and I'll shoot the lot of you!"
 

Thomas Peter Lloyd, known as Tom, was another staunch supporter of the Kelly gang. Tom, and Wild above, were the to main scouts for the gang, looking out for them, bringing food to them and watching police movements. 

Tom was so very vital in many of the gangs movements in and around the district. He was at Jerilderie as a scout, making sure everything went to plan.

He had also just arrived at Stringybark creek after the shooting, he could have just been the fifth member of the gang had he had he arrived fifteen minutes earlier.