My
connection in history with the Kelly story is a simple one. My
Great-Great-Grandfather, Peter McCaskill, (Carbost Isle of Skye) owned the first pub in
Numurkah. (pic to left is the pub after an addition and new owner) He was the founder of that town and my Grandmother told me
that her mother has said that the Kelly Gang visited the hotel and that
they were well known and respected there. 
What would any of them have
thought of all this fuss so many years down the track? My background on the internet in regards to the Kelly
story prior to this site were the Ned Kelly websites Ironoutlaw & Bailup. I contributed freelance articles to both sites for many years. Prior to
the previously mentioned sites I operated a site titled 'Kelly Gang Errors'
hosted free by About.com. I covered errors in the Kelly story including, books,
film, newspapers, merchandising, use of Ned's image and much more. It was a very
popular site and a precursor to what was to follow. In more recent times I
wrote the historical text for a Kelly book on the analysis of the
handwriting of Ned Kelly & Joe Byrne.
In the pre-internet
days, I spent many years building up a solid foundation of
Kelly Gang knowledge by haunting the State Archives (doing hours upon
hours of research) and by amassing a personal library chockfull of books
on Australian history with an emphasis on the Kelly story. Even now, I
am still learning new things everyday! I hope that some of you will
learn some new things right along with me. If this site has been of help
to any of you, especially the students, please feel free to let me know.
I hope all who stop by here enjoy their visit.
Dave White.