G'day alinact,

1/
The last verse ends "Through the haunted hills of Gundagai." in the original, 1982, book ... but there is no indication that the chorus changes. However, that is the way John now sings it ... and how I sing it ... and it makes for a nice 'finality' in the song.

2/
John often refers to the fact that his mother's maiden name was Kathleen Mary Kelly .. although he doesn't make any specific link to John (Red) Kelly or Ned, Dan, Kate &c.

My link is only on the 'distaff' side - my great-grandmother Jane-Ann Quinn appearing in Australia the same year as Ellen Quinn, Ned's mother ... and there are family stories in the Van Kampens (her married name) that seem to tie in well ... but many of the old records were burned around 1881, when the Garden Palace, being used as a temporary depository for state records 'myteriously' burned down ... and we have no definite documentation.

Regards,

Bob