I was scouting around trying to find some more information on the Ned Kelly 'bones' excavation story and this popped up on YouTube, although it's a totally different story to what I initially looking for in my search.
The news report is dated February 2008, so I should imagine the excavation is under way or has taken place but I haven't heard any more on this, its all rather interesting though and fascinating to see the 'modern day' site.
**YOUTUBE LINK REMOVED. CLIP NO LONGER AVAILABLE.**ETA: Suddenly my inbox is teaming with reports on this story of the Glenrowan dig! Is that just too freaky??!! :huh:
Yahoo 7 News report that archaeologists have now begun a four week dig on the site at Glenrowan. The director of the project, Adam Ford is confidant they will find artifacts from the shoot-out dating back to 28 June 1880, almost 130 years ago.
Ned Kelly historian Gary Dean thinks the dig could help substantiate rumours that Ned Kelly's brother Dan escaped the siege and subsequent fire by hiding in a cellar.
"Actually locating the cellar means the story, the actual oral histories from families that tell this story, means it's probably a true story." The West Australian report that bullets have already been dug up on the first day of the dig. A council spokeswoman said during the dig's first day on Monday a cartridge casing and a piece of metal that probably came from a bullet had been found. The items, which were located using a metal detector, will now be analysed.
I'll be following this story closely so keep checking back for more news.