Off course he did – otherwise we wouldn’t be here !
Various newspaper reports in late February 1872 recount a somewhat weird story that Mr John Keady (John Francis Keady, great grandfather) was severely injured with the contents of a shotgun lodged in his stomach !
Even made the Melbourne daily newspapers of the time.
Sourced from Trove.
Certainly paints a grim picture with both the local Doctor and Priest rushing to the scene. In 1872 John was living just north of Kilmore, at Moranding with his wife Margaret and two young sons, Francis William “Will” Keady (1870-1926) and John Mathew Keady (1871-1889).
Fortunately John recovers as reported in the Kilmore Free Press a week or so latter.
Keady Family in Victoria 
This sure is a fascinating story, Phillip!! Keep up the great research and family history storytelling.
James
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