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The Maroondah Weekly News of September 13, 2011 has an article entitled Family Yarn Helps Close Case on Ned.
From the article:
An unearthed skull, two letters carved in a prison wall and a family tale passed down through generations.
These nuggets of information helped solve one of the nation's biggest mysteries - that of Ned Kelly's remains - and it's partly in thanks to a Ringwood man.
The legend of the bushranger has fascinated many Australians over the years, including Lee Franklin, whose own family history has been entwined in the legend of Ned Kelly.
Mr Franklin's grandfather Harry Lee was commissioned to dig up a section of the Old Melbourne Gaol in 1929 as part of a contract to build a new police garage on the site.
On the day digging began, speculation was rife that bodies, including that of Kelly, would be unearthed.....
To read more:
http://www.maroondahweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/family-yarn-helps-close-case-on-ned/2288869.aspx
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