Royal Commission report Appendix 5 page 3

The Royal Commission Appendix 5

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Reported Appearances of the Kelly Outlaws

Date report received

Date of appearance

Where seen

Steps taken by Police

12/2/79	12/2/79	Urana, New South Wales (all the outlaws)	Reported by Albury police.
12/2/79	12/2/79	Taylor's Gap, near Beechworth Dan Kelly only)	Detective Ward and two constables sent to search; no result; report believed to be doubtful. Party watching Tom Lloyd's from 16th, and party from Kilfera in ranges to Ryan's Creek.
20/2/79	15&16/2/79	Urana, New South Wales	Reported by Albury police.
20/2/79	22/2/79	Rutherglen and Wahgunyah	Report was to effect that attack by outlaws' was imminent. Two parties of police, two in each, secretly lodged in each township
23/2/79	23/2/79	Howlong, New South Wales. Outlaws not seen, but telegraph wires cut that morning each aide of town	Party of police sent with Albury police from Wodonga. No appearance of outlaws.
25/2/79	Not given	Near Barnawartha	The gang were said to be drinking; Ned Kelly suffering from blight. Wodonga police in search, but no trace. Report believed untrue.
28/2/79	28/2/79	Whorouly	Search by police. A case of mistaken identity.
2/3/79	I/3/79	Doctor's Point, near Wodonga	Four armed men seen, not traced; but circumstances showed report to be unreliable.
2/3/79	22/2/79	Near Greta	Too stale to use.
30/3/79	Not given	Sebastopol, near Beechworth	Detective Ward reported Byrne somewhere in neighborhood; place not directly indicated. Superintendent Hare to Beechworth to make inquiry.
6/4/79	Not given	Reported by Mr. Graves, M.L.A., that Ned Kelly seen near Melbourne	No steps taken.
9/4/79	Not given	Tumut New South Wales	Man, named Coller, reports Kellys in neighborhood. An idle tale
11/4/79	11/4/79	Bowman's Forest, near Beechworth	Inquiries made. Statement believed to be untrue.
25/4/79	Previous evening	Sheep Station Creek, near Beechworth (Joe Byrne only, supposed)	(?) See Detective Ward's ten telegrams, May 25th, 1879.
29/5/79	20/4/79	Caniambo, near Mooroopna	Mooroopna police searched. No result.
14/6/79	14/6/79	Lime Kilns near Devenish	The outlaw Dan Kelly supposed to be hiding here. Cashel police searched. Report untrue.
26/6/79	26/6/79	Near Corowa	Search by Inspector Brooke Smith, Detective Ward, and others. Story found untrue.
2/7/79		Puzzle Ranges, near Woolshed	The information was received through A. Sherritt, who was asked by letter from Joe Byrne to meet him. Sherritt went, but reported that he failed to meet Byrne. Ned Kelly, and three others not known, armed. Reported
5/7/79	2/7/79	Lake Rowan to Yarrawonga road	by Kennealy. Not credited; heavy rains also prevented tracking. Inquiries by Lake Rowan police, without result
		Mr. Nicolson in charge.
11/7/79	10/7/79	At Mrs. Jones's, near Beechworth	[Reported by Mrs. Jones, 3 p.m. on 11th. After consultation with local police, it was considered not to be desirable to attempt tracking and so compromise the Jones family in case of failure. The outlaws were seen by children only, and were on foot. It was further said that the supposed appearance of the outlaws was to make a raid on the Beechworth banks; provision made accordingly.] In structions issued. Yackandandah bank insecure. Approachable through Commissioner's Creek. Strength increased 1879

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