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== Importance of Richard Coleman ==
== I was a driver on the special train to the siege at Glenrowan ==
'''Links to the KellyGang''' '''below''', Early Years , [[#26/6/1880|Glenrowan Siege]] , [[#krb|Reward Board]] , Later service , Family
== Links to the KellyGang ==
'''Glenrowan Siege 28/6/1880''' '''Special train leaves Melbourne to go to Beechworth - follow up on death of Aaron Sherritt'''
I was driver on the special train from Melbourne to Benalla and on the pilot engine from Benalla to Glenrowan. ([[Royal Commission report day 22 page 5|RC8044]])
'''Train arrives at Benalla'''
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'''Arrive at Glenrowan'''
I arrived at Glenrowan by train at about [[ev80-06-28Glenrowan|2.30 am]] on the morning of the siege with Sup Hare.
We spent the day moving trains backwards and forwards
'''Photograph''' '''Kelly Reward Board'''
Following the meetings of the [[Reward|Reward Board]] in December 1880 I recieved a reward of about £68 '''Early Career''' '''Later Career''' '''.'''
== Family ==
I was born in 1848, the son of Thomas Coleman and Mary Ann Trotter. I joined the Railways in 1866
'''wife''' Fanny Ducat '''children''' Thomas (step son) Kate,Sarah, Elizabeth, George, Kate'''.'''
I died in 1901
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'''What happened to Mr Coleman's family'''
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