Kidnapped by Ned Kelly, this officer later saved the outlaw's life

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Kidnapped by Ned Kelly, this officer later saved the outlaw's life

He was taken hostage by Ned Kelly during the outlaw gang's last stand and later stopped a fellow officer from shooting the infamous bushranger dead - but nobody knows where Constable Hugh Bracken lies today.An online fundraiser is now looking to commemorate the former police officer's life and service at the Victorian country cemetery where he is buried in an unmarked grave.The Wallan Cemetery Trust, Greta Cemetery Trust, and Victoria Police Hi…