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1854-1863 Events

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Date Person Place Event
1854

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Hare

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Melbourne Hare joined police force, later stationed at Wangaratta

First telegraph line and first railway line in Melbourne

Paddle steamers start regular services on the River Murray

3/12/54   Ballarat battle of Eureka stockade
28c/12/54 [[../people/peK/KellyNedK.html|Ned Kelly]] Beveridge Ned Kelly born in a farm on the side of Big Hill near Beveridge
       
1855

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Nicolson

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Hare

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Buckland

Buckland

Victoria

Nicolson appointed Lieutenant

Chinese race riots on the gold fields at Buckland,

Hare stationed at Buckland

Victoria made an independent colony

3/1855      
7/1855 Mrs Byrne Goulburn Margaret White married Patrick Byrne in Goulburn NSW
8/1855 AaronSherritt Melbourne Aaron Sherritt born in Melbourne to Mrs Sherritt
       
1856      
  Whelan   Whelan joined police
1/1856 O'Donaghue Woolshed O'Donaghue established a Catholic school at Woolshed
  Hare Beechworth Hare took up duty at Beechworth
11/1856 Joe Byrne Woolshed Joe Byrne born to Patrick and Mrs Byrne.
2/12/1856

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Jimmy Quinn

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Kilmore

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Jimmy Quinn was charged in Kilmore with possession of stolen cattle; discharged
1857      
  Lloyd Tom   Tom Lloyd born
8/6/57 ' Steele   Steele joined police force

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Maggie Kelly Beveridge Maggie Kelly born
1/8/57      
5/11/57 Tom Lloyd Wallan

Tom Lloyd born at Wallan

1858      
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Chiltern

Telegraph line linked Melbourne Albury and Sydney

Gold discovered at Chiltern,

  John Byrne   John Byrne, young son to Mrs Byrne, died
31/7/1858 Jim Kelly Beveridge Jim Kelly born at Beveridge
9/1858 Standish   Standish appointed Chief Commissioner of Police
  Hare Talbot Hare at the Talbot goldfield near Maryborough
  Nicolson Melbourne Nicolson superintendent of the detective force
1859      
  Steve Hart   Steve was born in Beechworth
  Ned Kelly Beveridge [[../documents/N80/80_08_09_Age1.html|']]

Ned Kelly starts school at the Catholic school in Beveridge

  KateByrne   Kate was born to Mrs Byrne
31/7/1859 James Kelly Beveridge James Kelly was born at Beveridge
1860      
   

Rutherglen

Burke and Wills expedition to cross Australia from south to north

Gold was discovered at Rutherglen.

  Kellys Avenel The Kelly's move from Beveridge to Avenel and rent a 40 acre farm
  Hare   Hare formed the police camp at Babylon
04/1860 Hare   Hare offered command at Williamstown
04/1860 Quinn JohnS Melbourne John Quinn Sen charged with horse stealing - discharged
      Gold on the Dargo Argus
27/06/60 Quinn JohnS Gisbourne John Quinn Sen charged with cattle stealing - discharged
30/09/60 QuinnJamesJ Kilmore James Quinn charged with violent assault - 6 weeks
5/10/60 LloydJohnSn Donnybrook John Lloyd charged with assault - discharged
18/10/60 QuinnJamesJ Melbourne James Quinn charged with horse stealing - discharged
       
1861      
15/2/1861

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QuinnJamesJ

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Melbourne

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James was charged with horse stealing and sentenced in Melbourne to 4 months in Goal for illegally using a horse
      Water rights at Beechworth Argus
1/5/61 Dan Kelly   Dan Kelly born
17/7/61 NedKelly Avenel Ned Kelly with his sisters Maggie and Anne at school in Avenel
23/08/61 QuinnJamesJ Donnybrook James was charged with assaulting police at Donnybrook and fined £10
30/08/61

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QuinnJamesJ

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Clunes

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James Quinn was charged with horse stealing - discharged in the Clunes court
23/11/61 Quinn John Donnybrook Robbery under arms, not guilty, discharged
       
1862      
  Whelan   James Whelan was promoted senior Constable
  Chomley   Chomley was appointed in charge of the Benalla police district
  Joe Byrne Woolshed Joe Byrne started school at the Woolshed Catholic school
17/3/62 Paddy Byrne Chiltern Paddy was born to Mrs Byrne at Chiltern
21/03/62 LloydJohnSn Kilmore John Lloyd Snr charged with drunk and disorderly - discharged
29/03/62 QuinnJamesJ Kilmore James Quinn charged with violent assault - dismissed
22/04/62 LloydJohnSn Kilmore John Lloyd Snr charged with larceny - discharged
12/05/62 KellyJamesS Kilmore James Kelly Snr charged with cattle stealing - discharged
       
21/10/62 KellyJamesS Kilmore James Kelly Snr charged with cattle stealing - discharged
       
1863      
  Quinn Glenmore James Quinn took up Glenmore Run
22/4/63

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KellyJamesS

MaryByrne

Kilmore

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sentenced to 3 years for cattle stealing

Mary was born to Mrs Byrne

12/7/1863 KateKelly Avenel Kate born to Mrs Kelly
23/11/63 Quinn JohnS Donnybrook John Quinn Snr charged with robbery under arms - discharged
       
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