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== Importance of Mr Alder ==

== I was the driver of the pilot train to the siege at Glenrowan ==

'''Links to the KellyGang''' '''below''', Early Years , [[#26/6/1880|Glenrowan Siege]] , 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 part of the crew of the special train from Melbourne to Benalla.

'''Train arrives at Benalla'''

The pilot engine was provided with a brake and I volunteering my services as driver of the pilot engine which led the convoy to Glenrowan. ([[The Argus (31)|Argus2/7/1880]]) See [[Archibald M'Phee's report 18/12/1880|McPhee's]] version as to what happened

'''Arrive at Glenrowan'''

I arrived at Glenrowan by train at about [[ev80-06-28Glenrowan|2.30 am]] on the morning of the siege and was the person who saw [[Thomas Curnow|Curnow]] with his light.

I spent the rest of the day driving trains backwards and forwards from Glenrowan

'''Photograph''' '''Kelly Reward Board'''

Following the meetings of the [[Reward|Reward Board]] in December 1880 I recieved a reward of about £104

== Early Career ==

'''Later Career''' '''.'''

== Family ==

'''Sister''' ? ... '''wife''' ?... '''children ?.... home >..'''

== What happened to Mr Alder's family ==

[[Category:People]] [[Category:People starting with A]] [[Category:Alder]] [[Category:William Alder]] [[Category:Railways]] [[Category:Glenrowan]] [[Category:history]]

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