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From: Tony & Bronwen Smith <>
Subject: Re: [AVNE] Mad Dan Morgan
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 21:20:42 +1100
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Hi again,
the mysterious woman has been proven to be the daughter or granddaughter of one of Dan's friends.
Bron.

Denise McMahon wrote:

> Bushranger Dan Morgan lost his head in Wangaratta in 1865 because some people believed that Morgan through his uncivilised behaviour, may have been an evolutionary throw back to a gorilla and wanted his head examined to prove it. They had been reading too much ofCharles Darwin's books.
>
> Dan's head went to Melbourne. Tests proved he had no relationship to a gorilla.
>
> Dan, minus his head, was buried at the back gate of the Wang cemetery but road works on the Hume HIghway caused Dan to find himself suddenly buried at the front gate. For many years, a mysterious woman in black put flowers on his grave.
>
> Denise
>
> Looking for --
> HAEFFNER - Germany-Vic.Aust.
> CONWAY - Ireland-Vic. Aust.
> NOONAN - Ireland
> MARRIOTT - England-Vic.Aust
> HALL - England-Vic.Aust
> SIMMONDS-England-Vic.Aust.
> PINNER - England-Vic.Aust
> SENNETT - ??- NSW
> CRAWFORD - USA-Vic.Aust.
> FOSTER - USA-Vic.Aust.

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