The dramatic message and possible bloodstains on a folded and worn bundle of paper in a Townsville recycling shop grabbed our attention. On examination , it proved to be newspaper stories about bushrangers and other lawbreakers . This prompted a review of Little Darwin's Ned Kelly file .
It includes the above circa l907 Regal postcard photo of the Kelly Gang - from the left , Steve Hart ,Dan Kelly and Ned Kelly - bought in Sydney and sent to a woman c/o Miss Neill, Gladston Road, Gisborne , New Zealand . A handwritten message says it was one of three copies bought from boys "trying to earn a watch chain ."
Long forgotten was the following newspaper cutting showing Darwin Constables Kym Chilton, left, and Bill Stavers arresting Mr Edward (Ned) Kelly, of Glenrowan, Victoria, who admitted he was preparing for Australia Day .
