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" There were a few ' False alarms '
along the beaten bush land, track, but after some patience, and
driving, we arrived at the original site, of the homestead. It was the
most lovely country, I had ever seen, more lovely than the view from
police caves at Woolshed, more lovely than the remains of the Kelly
Homestead, and even more lovely than the view from Mount Morgan in
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On
Tuesday, October first, My mother, step dad, and myself, headed to
the homestead site of Faithful's creek, owned by the Young husbands,
and was used by Joe and the gang to hold their prisoners, while the
bank robbery of Euroa, was under way.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The drive, to Euroa, from my home in Glenrowan, went fairly quick,
some sleeping was the go, for the energy to store for the up-coming
excitement. We chased the directions, we had, and cloaked, on Ian
Jones's a Short life, for the directions, on the correct length of
miles, exactly three and a half miles, out of Euroa.
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There were a few ' False alarms '
along the beaten bush land, track, but after some patience, and
driving, we arrived at the original site, of the homestead. It was
the most lovely country, I had ever seen, more lovely than the view
from police caves at Woolshed, more lovely than the remains of the
Kelly Homestead, and even more lovely than the view from Mount
Morgan in Glenrowan.
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We spent some time at the site, looking through the remaining
rubble of what was more than likely, the old bridge, to cross the
creek. To think that Joe had once, squinted in the sun here, while
Ned, Dan and Steve went into town to rob the National bank branch at
Euroa.
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On leaving we followed the exact route the gang would have taken
into Euroa, passing by the bank site, and continuing our way out of
town. This spot in the fine Byrne Country, has left etched on my
heart, it was the most un-touched site, of the Kelly gang saga. Most
recommended.
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MIKE LAWSON
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Previous Editions
FAREWELL NED: THE
EXHIBITION
3rd August 2002
A TRIP TO THE POLICE CAVES
3rd September 2002
A TRIP TO FAITHFUL'S CREEK HOMESTEAD SITE
2nd October 2002--------------INTERVIEW
WITH ANTON WICK'S GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER 8th November 2002----------------------------------
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