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Monday, February 6, 2012

Article Alert: Bunker Link to Ned Kelly

From Google Alerts..

The (Williamstown/Altona/Laverton) STAR has an article entitled Bunker Link to Ned Kelly.

From the article:

The redeveloped Burbank Oval will also have a feature of historic significance – an artillery bunker that was uncovered during excavation of the ground.

The time capsule was almost certainly worked on by Ned Kelly, according to Monti, who is a historian of Australia’s most famous criminal.


Prison records show that he worked on maintenance of the artillery bunkers...


To read more:

http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/star/williamstown-altona-laverton/334/story/148229.html


I recall that there were earlier claims that Ned played football there and that Ned had actually made some prototype armour while there, too!

See:
http://elevenmilecreek.blogspot.com/2011/06/article-alert-prototype-armour-from.html

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