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  • ...e of reaching the main stream, but were forced to abandon the attempt, for the river was higher than it had been for many years, and accordingly they turn ...rby Ranges]], low densely wooded mountains close to Wangaratta, with which the Kellys and Hart were all well acquainted.
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  • ...ed for reduction on the ranks by the Commission, a procedure which aroused the utmost indignation in Wangaratta, where Sergeant Steele’s sterling servic ...led the gaols for many years with sympathetic or terrorised inhabitants of the North-Eastern District.
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  • ...papers of Melbourne and the North Eastern District, of which proclamations the following may be interesting as an example:- ...ister expression, supposed to be identical with William King, of Greta, in the said colony.
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  • ...posed to be identical with Charles Brown, of [[King River|King River]], in the said colony.’ ..., and a notice published in the ‘Government Gazette’ and elsewhere, to the following effect:
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  • ...some convenient justice of the peace to be further dealt with and disposed of according to law. ...e of the bushrangers to make police and civilians as active as possible in the pursuit.
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  • == CHAPTER VII - THE RATS’ CASTLE FIASCO == ...u should send all you can by special to reach here before day; mounted and of course armed, and bring tracker. Reply.’
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  • ...ase, and thought the police were only bringing ridicule upon themselves by the proceeding. ..., Mr Nicolson ordered them to follow him, and galloped at full speed up to the front.
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  • ...ple did not know, and conversation between the police and an inhabitant of the locality was in any case natural enough. ...to remain satisfied with Sherritt’s promise of assistance as the outcome of their day’s work at ‘Rats’ Castle.’
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  • ...e fleeing for their lives, and he had named Steve Hart as almost certainly the daring guide who had led them. ...laney’s son heard the noise of galloping over the wooden bridge which is the shortest way thither.
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  • == CHAPTER VIII - THE OUTLAWS LOST TO SIGHT == ...the cuning of his early days of hunting life, and a young man, Jemmy, whom the old one called his pupil, but who did not credit to his teaching, being a s
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  • ...ce where there was water, mentioned some of the men present, and described the brands upon their horses. ...s the officers believed they would have had a very fair chance of bringing the matter to an issue; but, as it was, they found it hopeless to attempt any f
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  • ...uple of days, but it took me, at my time of life, and the other members of the force, mounted constables and others, more than that, but I had to go out n ..., having spent various times from a few days to a fortnight in the bush or the mountains, returned wearied out to their different stations.
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  • ...e favoured at any particular time. Williamson was, however, confident that the Kellys would obtain rations from Mrs Skillion, and he mentioned that she wo ...from justice, and the mere fact that several others beside themselves knew of its history was likely to put them on their guard.
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  • ...ed to suffer these things, and to remain more or less inactive in the hope of some really good chance arising for an successful attempt at arrest. ...f the original. We have taken care to reproduce this document but areas of the original text may been damaged. We also apologise for any typographical err
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  • == CHAPTER IX - MR WYATT AND THE BROKEN WIRES == ...tlaws, but both of them assert that they had no word of expected danger to the banks, and therefore no special measures were taken to avert it.
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  • ...ill want money and I have got none. When you write, direct to Howlong for (the singer).’ ...where the proposed crossing was to take place, and he also sent notice to the [[NSW police|New South Wales police]].
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  • ...t alter them;’ and with Mr Sadlier he entered the train and proceeded on the journey to Albury. ...res it might very well have been to prevent reports of their flight across the [[Murray River at Kellygang|Murray]] reaching Melbourne.
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  • ...ve pulled the posts down like that - that it would require at least a team of bullocks to do it. ...jured anywhere about.’ He particularly enjoined Mr Gorman to tell no one of what he suspected, and said to him, ‘To anybody who enquires, answer,...
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  • ...sengers who made enquiry, Mr Wyatt replied with his diplomatic formula: ‘The line is down and it looks like a whirlwind.’ ...as down, which could be done in spite of the break in the wires by sending the message northward to [[Albury|Albury]], whence it could go to Denilquin in
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  • == CHAPTER X - THE STICKING-UP OF FAITHFULL’S CREEK == ...tephens’ saying that he was only joking, he explained that the horses of the gang must be stabled and fed.
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  • == CHAPTER IV - WHY THE KELLYS “WENT OUT” == ...ant approved of Fitzpatrick’s expedition, but told him to be careful, as the Kellys were known to be dangerous characters, quite likely to resist an arr
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  • ...was much more reasonable, and went on with his meal, so far agreeing with the constable as to say, ‘Shut up, mother; that’s all right,’ when she ob ...use, when [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] entered suddenly, and exclaiming, ‘Out of this you -----,’ fired a shot at Fitzpatrick from his revolver.
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  • ...ey encountered and shot Kennedy and his party on the banks of the creek in the Wombat Ranges . ...f the original. We have taken care to reproduce this document but areas of the original text may been damaged. We also apologise for any typographical err
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  • ...ninhabited country; while the total number of police charged with the duty of keeping order therein did not exceed 120. ...man must be aware, were not only calculated to do the police a great deal of harm, but to prevent their receiving material assistance from anybody.’
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  • ...he people imposed a most formidable task upon the police in pursuit of the bushrangers. ...y was felt lest they should have suffered the same fate; but in the course of a day or two they returned safe.
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  • ...und had been inflicted by a charge fired from a muzzle held almost against the unfortunate man’s breast. ...on Saturday may have been a prediction of events from one who had been in the Kellys’ confidence, and had left their society before they stained their
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  • ...elves, after which they saddled up the police horses and rode away through the ranges to their friends at [[Greta|Greta]], some thirty miles from [[String ...rs Chapter 5 page 3|previous page]] / [[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 6 page 1|next page]]
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  • == CHAPTER VI - MR NICOLSON IN PURSUIT – THE OUTLAWRY BILL == ...ble exactitude, what the outlaws’ movements had been after the murder of the police on October 26.
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  • ...e of reaching the main stream, but were forced to abandon the attempt, for the river was higher than it had been for many years, and accordingly they turn ...rby Ranges]], low densely wooded mountains close to Wangaratta, with which the Kellys and Hart were all well acquainted.
    4 KB (688 words) - 15:50, 20 November 2015
  • ...ed for reduction on the ranks by the Commission, a procedure which aroused the utmost indignation in Wangaratta, where Sergeant Steele’s sterling servic ...led the gaols for many years with sympathetic or terrorised inhabitants of the North-Eastern District.
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  • ...papers of Melbourne and the North Eastern District, of which proclamations the following may be interesting as an example:- ...ister expression, supposed to be identical with William King, of Greta, in the said colony.
    4 KB (588 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...posed to be identical with Charles Brown, of [[King River|King River]], in the said colony.’ ..., and a notice published in the ‘Government Gazette’ and elsewhere, to the following effect:
    4 KB (689 words) - 15:50, 20 November 2015
  • ...some convenient justice of the peace to be further dealt with and disposed of according to law. ...e of the bushrangers to make police and civilians as active as possible in the pursuit.
    2 KB (360 words) - 15:50, 20 November 2015
  • == CHAPTER VII - THE RATS’ CASTLE FIASCO == ...u should send all you can by special to reach here before day; mounted and of course armed, and bring tracker. Reply.’
    5 KB (783 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...ase, and thought the police were only bringing ridicule upon themselves by the proceeding. ..., Mr Nicolson ordered them to follow him, and galloped at full speed up to the front.
    4 KB (700 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...ple did not know, and conversation between the police and an inhabitant of the locality was in any case natural enough. ...to remain satisfied with Sherritt’s promise of assistance as the outcome of their day’s work at ‘Rats’ Castle.’
    5 KB (825 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...e fleeing for their lives, and he had named Steve Hart as almost certainly the daring guide who had led them. ...laney’s son heard the noise of galloping over the wooden bridge which is the shortest way thither.
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  • == CHAPTER VIII - THE OUTLAWS LOST TO SIGHT == ...the cuning of his early days of hunting life, and a young man, Jemmy, whom the old one called his pupil, but who did not credit to his teaching, being a s
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  • ...ce where there was water, mentioned some of the men present, and described the brands upon their horses. ...s the officers believed they would have had a very fair chance of bringing the matter to an issue; but, as it was, they found it hopeless to attempt any f
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  • ...uple of days, but it took me, at my time of life, and the other members of the force, mounted constables and others, more than that, but I had to go out n ..., having spent various times from a few days to a fortnight in the bush or the mountains, returned wearied out to their different stations.
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