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They knew that Joe Byrne's friend, Aaron Sherritt, had been giving information to the police. Four policemen were staying at Sherritt's house, near Beechworth, to protect him. Dan Kelly and Byrne went to Sherritt's house late at night and took hostage his neighbour, a German called Weekes and used him to trick Sherritt out of the house.
Revised and re-titled edition of 'The Friendship that Destroyed Ned Kelly', first published 1992. Examines the friendship between Joe Byrne, lieutenant of the bushranger Ned Kelly's gang, and Aaron Sherritt, reputed police informer, and the tragic outcome of this friendship. Includes new text, notes, photos, references and index. By the author of 'Ned Kelly: A Short Life' and 'Joshua, the Man ...
7 de abr. de 2020 · Beechworth, June 30. The enquiry upon the body of Aaron Sherritt was continued at the local Police Court this morning, before a Jury of 12. The evidence given on the previous day having been read over to the Jury, the examination of Mrs. Ellen Barry was proceeded with. She deposed as follows :— Byrne used to keep me between himself and the ...
Aaron Sherritt (August 1854-26 June 1880) was an Australian bushranger who was associated with the Kelly Gang during the 1870s. In 1879, Superintendent Francis Hare persuaded him to become an informant for the police in exchange for the law sparing Sherritt's childhood friend Joe Byrne, but Byrne remained loyal to his gang and shot Sherritt dead at his home after discovering Sherritt's ...
31 de dic. de 2022 · Sherritt’s family had actually been working as police informants, his brother Jack Sherritt in particular, but Aaron had remained a supporter of his closest friend. Nevertheless, the rumours were persistent and Joe Byrne and Dan Kelly frequently tested the Sherritts by giving them useless information to see if it reached the police.
Joe Byrne. Joseph Byrne (21 November 1856 – 28 June 1880) [1] was an Australian bushranger of Irish descent. A friend of Ned Kelly, he was a member of the "Kelly Gang" who were declared outlaws after the murder of three policemen at Stringybark Creek. Despite wearing the improvised body armour for which Ned Kelly and his gang are now famous ...
On the 26 June 1880 Joe Byrne and Daniel Kelly shot dead their compatriot Aaron Sherritt in the Woolshed Valley. This incident is less well publicised than the dashing so called heroics at Glenrowan and the earlier comical robberies at Euroa and Jerilderie. Interested parties should acquaint themselves with the horror of the events which were set in motion by Ned Kelly to lure a police train ...
