Yarns from Kelly Country
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Before the Kelly Gang made their last stand at Glenrowan, there were many other stories to tell of the various characters who occupied Kelly Country.
This collection of short stories depicting figures and events from the lives of those who were involved in the story of Ned Kelly is full of human drama and vivid dramatisation of the tail end of the Victorian era.
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