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| “Built in 1858 at a cost of 3,740 pound. Closed in 1989 after 131 years of continual service. Joe appeared here on two occasions. The original furniture fittings are still in the building, including the prisoners dock and cells. The court house contains a sounds cape of trial proceedings from actual 19th century cases. Story boards and radio recordings offer an insight into the court and it's people” |
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| TOURISM | SIEGE SITE | ACCOMMODATION | ATTRACTIONS | FOOD Welcome to the
tourism section of Joe Online, here I will point you in the right
direction, of the sites where Joe, and or the gang, trotted along,
lived upon or simply robbed upon. Even knowing Joe departed this
world over 120 years ago, his memories, like his legend, live on,
and continue to grow stronger each and every day. Read on to
discover the sites, you will not regret!
SITE OF AARON SHERRITTS DEATH HUT. The
Woolshed, home of Joe Byrne and Aaron Sherritt, this magnificent
spot in the world, loved so much by Joe and Aaron, was, although
hard to The picture to your right, is the site of Aaron's death hut, Aaron was shot dead here by Joe Byrne, the small tree, marks the back door, of Aaron's hut. The route to this site is very easy to find, head out of Beechworth, towards the cemetery end of town, you will drive past the route to the Woolshed valley turn left here, keep on going, until you come to a left - right intersection, turn right here, keep on going, you are now only about three hundred meters from the hut, remember you might think you are beating around the bush, you are going the right way. First thing you will notice is the Lilly's planted by Belle Barry, Aaron's 15 - year old wife, there is plenty of them, so you will notice them. More information phone Mike: 0401 274 730 SITE OF THE BYRNE HOMESTEAD This
site is on private property, so unfortunately I cannot give you
directions, but, this site and personally, is my favourite, is the
most spectacular, of
The picture on the right, is Mike, the webmaster, standing on the remarkable site , in which are the remains of Byrne stables. The remains, are more than likely old bricks of granite, which have rotted away over the years.
Okay,
this site isn't really in the Byrne Country, but, Joe was here on
Saturday October 26th 1878, when three policemen, Lonigan, Scanlon
& Kennedy were shot dead by Joe and the gang. “Ned was 30 yards away, Steve was 40 yards away with Ned Kennedy and Mc Intrye between him and Scanlon; Dan had just been wounded; Joe was no more than 12 or 14 yards away to Scanlon's right. He probably fired the fatal shot straight into the wounded troopers exposed right side as he raised his arm to try and un - sling the Spencer” The site of the Stringybark creek shoot - out, today, is very hard to find, but the tourist spot ' The Kelly Tree ' is very easy to find. Of course the ' Kelly Tree ' is not in the correct position. For more Information phone Mike: 0401 274 730
The
shoot - out site at Glenrowan, is clearly mapped out for the thousands
of tourists who flock to Glenrowan each year. The siege site, which
ended in the deaths of the two youngest members of the gang, and
also Joe, who was the first killed, during the siege. “Here's to many more days in the bush, for the Kelly Gang!” He
then dropped, a bullet blow, to the groin splitting Femoral Artery,
and more than likely, the femoral nerve. James Reardon who lay,
close to Joe, accounted: The
bullets that hit Joe had blown there way all through the bar in
the Inn, A day later Joe was seen strung up on the Benalla lock - up door (see our lock - up section for more), to be photo graphed, this sickly spectacle, just proves how desperate the authorities were to capture these four brave men. The site of the Siege is the utter easiest to be found; walking over the overpass in main street Glenrowan, you are confronted by the replica Ann Joe's Inn, and the replica railway station. Also the place or area I should say where Ned Kelly was captured. The webmaster, has nick - named the bushy tree, in the Centrex of the Ann Jones Inn allotment, as “Joe's second tree” because it is where I personally believe Joe was laying in this area. Touring this spot is self - guided, everything is very clearly mapped out. Glenrowan was described in The Australian Handbook, 1903, as - At the foot of the Warby Ranges at Taminick, Bailey's and Booth's vineyards were established before the turn of the century, along with some fruit orchards. Bailey's became renowned for fortified wines, particularly muscat, and Booths for high-baume red table wines.
For more information phone Mike: 0401 274 730
After
Aaron's murder, Joe and Dan rode to Glenrowan to eventually being
destructed, and before 3 pm Monday June 28th, Dan, Joe and Steve
were dead. Ned was captured and taken to Melbourne, and eventually
hung on the 11th of November at 10am.
BEECHWORTH COURTHOUSE Built
in 1858 at a cost of 3,740 pound. Closed in 1989 after 131 years
of continual service. Joe appeared here on two occasions.
. Beechworth Courthouse 94 Ford street Beechworth Phone (03) 5728 2721 Fax (03) 5728 2767
      
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believe it may seem, a huge bustling town of over 4,000 residents. 
all
the Kelly gang sites, it still mesmerizes me how little - known
about Joe Byrne is, this land, is never walked on, besides the owners
of the property, who, I must say, are great people, they are never
bugged about people asking about going on the property, simply,
because, no - one really is interested in Joe, this is the prime
reason I am setting up a website, about Joe. 
a
bullet struck at an old Grand Father clock in the next room, it
began chiming like mad. Joe was dead.
