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'''Events'''

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| 4/10/1880

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| 5/10/

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| 6/10/

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| 8/10/78

| [[Police Organisation|Secretan]]

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| First report to [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] from the detectives

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| 9/10/78

| MrsKelly

| Beechworth

| [[Mrs Ellen Kelly|Mrs Kelly]], [[William Skillion|Bill Skillion]] and [[William Williamson, Brickey|Brickey Williamson]] found guilty of attempted murder of Const [[Fitzpatrick|Fitzpatrick]]. Trail conducted before Sir Redman [[Redmond Barry|Barry]] at [[Beechworth|Beechworth]]. [[Bowman (2)|Bowman]] appeared for the Kellys and Chomley ran the prosecution case. Fitzpatrick gave evidence as did Dr [[Nicholson|Nicholson]]. Lindsay told the court that Fitzpatrick had told him that he had been shot by Ned Kelly and Sgt [[Steele|Steele]] gave evidence about the arrests. There was little cross examination of the prosecution's witnesses.

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| 10/10/1878

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| Beechworth

| Trial continued ([[The Ovens and Murray Advertiser 7/1/1879 (2)|OMA10/10/78]])

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| 11/10/1878

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| Beechworth

| [[Frank Harty|Francis Harty]] and [[Joe Ryan|Joseph Ryan]] were called as witnesses for the defence.

William [[William Baumgarten|Baumgarten]] and Samuel [[Samuel Kennedy|Kennedy]] were found guilty of recieving stolen horses from James [[Whitty|Whitty]] ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/10/1878|Argus]])

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| 15/10/78

| DanKelly

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| Det [[Ward|Ward]] reported Dan [[Dan Kelly|Kelly]] working on Fifteen Mile Creek and search should be sent from Wangaratta and Mansfield to catch '''KellyGang'''.

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| 17/10/78

| Secretan

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| [[Police Organisation|Secretan]] reported to Sadleir '''KellyGang''' camp

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| 18/10/78

| Sadleir

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| [[Sadleir|Sadleir]]'s orders to [[Pewtress|Pewtress]] about [[Kennedy Sgt|Kennedy]]'s search party.

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| 20/10/78

| Secretan

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| [[Police Organisation|Secretan]] reported to Sadlier

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| 21/10/78

| Sadleir

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| [[Sadleir|Sadleir]]'s last orders for [[Kennedy Sgt|Kennedy]] and the other [[Police Search Parties|search parties]]

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| 24/10/78th

| Kennedy

| Mansfield

| Sgt Kennedy met SConst [[SConst John Kelly|Kelly]] in [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] ''''''

Kennedy Const [[Scanlon|Scanlon]] [[Lonigan|Lonigan]] and [[McIntyre|McIntyre]] left Mansfield

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| 25/10/78fr

| '''KellyGang'''

| Greta

| SConst [[Strahan|Strahan]] with Const [[Shoebridge|Shoebridge]], [[Thom|Thom]] and [[Const Cornelius Ryan|Ryan]] left [[Greta|Greta]]

'''KellyGang''' came accross the tracks of Sgt [[Kennedy Sgt|Kennedy]]+ between Table Top and the bogs; see Cameron [[Cameron Letter|Letter]].

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== Murders at Stringy Bark Creek in the Wombat Ranges ==

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| 26/10/78sa

| '''KellyGang'''

| [[Stringy Bark Creek|StringyBarkC]]

| Sgt [[Kennedy Sgt|Kennedy]] Const [[Scanlon|Scanlon]] and [[Lonigan|Lonigan]] murdered by the '''KellyGang''' at about 5pm.

weather very wet

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| TomLloyd

| PowerLook

| In the evening Tom [[Tom Lloyd Jnr|Lloyd]] met the '''[[KellyGang|KellyGang]]''' in the Wombat Ranges

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| Ward

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| Det [[Ward|Ward]] [[Powers Look Out|Power's]] Look Out. met [[Strahan|Strahan]], [[Shoebridge|Shoebridge]], [[Thom|Thom]] +

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| 27/10/78su

| '''KellyGang'''

[[Standish|Standish]] ''''''

| Greta

Oxley

| '''KellyGang''' saw the family, had a meal with William [[William Tanner|Tanner]] near Greta

Standish first heard of murders

'''KellyGang''' seen passing through7-jan-12 at night. They then went east to the [[Pioneer Brigde hotel|Pioneer]] Bridge Hotel and [[Everton|Everton]] on the [[Ovens River|Ovens]] River

weather very wet

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| 28/10/78mo

| Standish

| Melbourne

| Standish saw [[Berry, Chief Secretary|Berry]] to arrange for extra weapons and men to chase '''KellyGang''' ([[The Age 28/10/78|Age]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/10/1878|Argus]])

weather started to turn fine

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| 3pm

| Brook Smith

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| Brook Smith on search party to [[Merriang|Merriang]], across the [[Buffalo P|Buffalo]] '''.'''

''''''

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Nicolson

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Benalla

| '''KellyGang''' at [[Anne and John Sherritt Snr|Sherritt]]'s

special police [[Railways|train]] left for Benalla with [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] & SConst [[SConst John Kelly|Kelly]], [[Const W Duross|Duross]] +

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| Consts [[SConst John Kelly|Kelly]], [[SConst James|James]], [[Seymour|Connor]], [[Const Thomas Meehan|Meehan]], & I, from [[Benalla Police Station|Benalla]] on a search party

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| 29/10/78tu

| [[Const Faulkiner|Faulkiner]]

Ward

| Wangaratta

| Faulkiner out on a [[Police Search Parties|serach party]], from Wangaratta, up [[King River|King River]] to Mansfield

Det [[Ward|Ward]] at Isard's, met Consts [[Const Arthur|Arthur]] and [[Thom|Thom]].([[The Age 29/10/78|Age]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 29/10/1878|Argus]])

[[Lonigan|Lonigon]] and [[Scanlon|Scanlon]] buried ([[The Argus at KellyGang 30/10/1878 (4)|Argus]])

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| 30/10/78we

| '''[[KellyGang|KellyGang]]'''

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Parliament

| The '''KellyGang''' camped on the [[Murray Flats|Murray Flats]] west of Wodonga ([[The Age 30/10/78|Age]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 30/10/1878|Argus]])([[The Ovens and Murray Advertiser 30/10/78|OMA]])

Wild [[Wild Wright|Wright]] released from custody in Mansfield ([[The Argus at KellyGang2/11/1878 (2)|Argus2/11/78]])

See extract from Hansard ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/12/1878 (7)|Argus13/12/78]])

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| Government

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| Parliament passed the [[Felons Apprehension Act|Felons Apprehension]] Act

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| [[Const W Duross|Duross]] at [[Violet Town|Violet Town]]. Ward at Wangaratta, met Nicolson

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| 31/10/78th

5.30am

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Search party to find Sgt [[Kennedy Sgt|Kennedy]] left [[Mansfield|Mansfield]].

Mr Sparrow told main search that he found Sgt Kennedy ([[The Age 31/10/78|Age]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/10/1878|Argus]])

The '''KellyGang''' tried to cross on the punt at [[bungowannah|Bungawannah]] and visited William [[William Baumgarten|Baumgarten]]'s family

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| 1/11/78fr

1-2pm

| Kennedy

| Mansfield

Parliament

| Kennedy's body arrived in Mansfield

A post mortem was held into death of Sgt [[Kennedy Sgt|Kennedy]] ([[Age 1/11/78|Age]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/11/1878|Argus]])

[[Felons Apprehension Act|Felons]] Apprehension Act passed

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| Ward

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| Det [[Ward|Ward]] at Mt Blowhard

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| Sadleir

| [[Banawatha|Barnawartha]]

| Sadleir's report from Barnawatha on the hunt for the '''KellyGang'''.

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| BrookeSmith

| Wangaratta

| Insp [[Brooke Smith|Brooke Smith]] arrived in Wangaratta

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| Sgt Steele

| Benalla

| Sgt [[Steele|Steele]] arrived back in Benalla after a search party

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| 2/11/78sa

| '''KellyGang'''

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| The '''KellyGang''' visited the [[Anne and John Sherritt Snr|Sherritt]] family including [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]]

[[Nicolson|Nicolson]] saw [[Gideon Margery|Margery]] at Murray Flats, near [[William Baumgarten|Baumgarten]]'s.([[The Argus at KellyGang2/11/1878|Argus]])

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| Wangaratta

| Insp [[Brooke Smith|Brooke Smith]] was in Wangaratta

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| KellyGang passed through Wangaratta

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| 3/11/78su

| '''KellyGang'''

| Wangaratta

| Early in morning the '''[[KellyGang|KellyGang]]''' passed through [[Everton|Everton]] and under the railway bridge in [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]] and on to the [[Warby Ranges|Warby]] Ranges.

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| [[John Delaney (2)|Delaney]] boys report the citing, [[Laing|Laing]] told Benalla about it. Not followed up

Const [[Const Twomey|Twomey]] confirmed Delaney's citing, lack of response [[Brooke Smith|Brooke Smith]]

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| Faulkiner

| Mansfield

| Const [[Const Faulkiner|Faulkiner]]'s serach party, from Wangaratta, arrived at [[Mansfield|Mansfield]]

SConst [[SConst John Kelly|Kelly]]'s search party from Greta? arrived Mansfield

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| Faulkiner & Kelly arrived Benalla

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| 4/11/78mo

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| Wangaratta

| [[Const R Alexander|Alexander]] arrived at Wangaratta ([[The Age at KellyGang 4/11/1878|Age]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 4/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 12.15am

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| Wangaratta

| Const Faulkiner hears about '''KellyGang''' going to [[Warby Ranges|Warby Ranges]] at Wangaratta

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| 2am

| Steele

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| Const [[Const Twomey|Twomey]] told Sgt [[Steele|Steele]] about the citing of the '''KellyGang''' on 3/11

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| 5.45am

| Brook Smith

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| Const [[Const Twomey|Twomey]] told Insp [[Brooke Smith|Brooke Smith]] about the citing on 3/11

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| Consts Twomey & Hayes confirm citing with Brooke Smith

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| 5/11/78tu

| [[Ward|Ward]]

| Oxley

| report of 4 men at One mile Creek Bridge on [[Ovens River|Ovens]], arrived at Oxley ([[The Age at KellyGang 5/11/1878|Age]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/11/1878|Argus]])

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| police got report that the '''KellyGang''' had visited the [[Anne and John Sherritt Snr|Sherritt]]'s

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| 6/11/78we

| Faulkiner

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| Faulkiner+ caught train to Beechworth, search hills towards [[Yackandandah|Yackandandah]]

([[The Age at KellyGang 6/11/1878|Age]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 6/11/1878|Argus]])

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| Sadleir

| Everton

| [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] caught train to Everton thence to Taylor's Gap

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| Search in the Warby Ranges

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| 2.30pm

| BrookSmith

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| [[Brooke Smith|Brook Smith]] and [[Det Kennedy|Kennedy]] took search parties to [[Yarrawonga|Yarrawonga]] and [[Lake Rowan|Lake Rowan]]

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| Faulkiner+ search hills towards [[The Gap|The Gap]] and the [[Warby Ranges|Warby Ranges]].

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| 8pm

| [[Standish|Standish]]

| Benalla

| Standish went to Benalla to talk to Nicolson([[The Argus at KellyGang 7/11/1878|Argus7/11/78]])

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| 10.30pm

| Sadleir

| Beechworth

| [[Sadleir|Sadlier]] and SConst [[SConst James|James]] came into Beechworth

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| Sebastopol Cavalcade

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| 7/11/78th

| Nicolson

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| The morning of the [[Sebastopol Cavalcade|Sebastopol cavalcade]] ([[The Age at KellyGang 7/11/1878|Age]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 7/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 1.3am

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| police train left Benalla for Beechworth[[../people/peN_P/nicolsonPAC.html|../people/peN_P/nicolsonPAC.html]]

Nicolson & [[Standish|Standish]], 9 const & a tracker arrived at Beechworth

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| 4am

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| police party left from Beechworth railway station

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| 8/11/78fr

| BrookSmith

| [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]]

| [[Brooke Smith|Brook Smith]] and party including [[Johnston|Johnson]] returned to Wangaratta.([[The Argus at KellyGang 8/11/1878|Argus]])

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| '''[[KellyGang|KellyGang]]'''

[[Wombat ranges|Walter Lynch]]

| [[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]]

Mansfield

| '''KellyGang''' met the train at Glenrowan

Walter Lynch's commital for sending threatening letter to [[Wombat ranges|Monk]].

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| 9/11/-8sa

| Johnson

| [[Warby Ranges|WarbyRange]]

| [[Johnston|Johnson]] took search party out, follow tracks of '''KellyGang'''. [[Brooke Smith|Brook Smith]] not arrive ([[The Age at KellyGang 9/11/1878|Age]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 9/11/1878|Argus]])

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| Nicolson

| Fern Hills

| [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] was at [[Fern Hills|Fern Hills]].

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| 10/11/78su

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| WarbyRange

| Police found pack horse [[Scanlon|B87]] in Warby Ranges.

Johnson's party back in [[Warby Ranges|Warby Ranges]]

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| Nicolson

| Greta

| [[Nicolson|Nicolson]], SConst [[Strahan|Strachan]] and Det [[Ward|Ward]] met possible agent at Greta

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| 11/11/78mo

| '''[[KellyGang|KellyGang]]'''

| [[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]]

| '''KellyGang''' were last seen crossing the railway at [[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]] heading for Greta ([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/11/1878|Argus]])

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| Brooke Smith

Lynch

| WarbyRange

| Insp [[Brooke Smith|Brooke Smith]]+ came back to Wangaratta from Warby Ranges, back8pm

Walter Lynch arrested; sending threatening letter to [[Wombat ranges|Monk]].

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| Last day for the '''KellyGang''' to turn themselves in under the [[Felons Apprehension Act|Felons Appreh]] Act

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| 12/11/78tu

| Nicolson

| WarbyRange

| [[Nicolson|Nicolson]], Brooke Smith+ led search party from [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]] to Warby Ranges ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/11/1878|Argus]])

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| Steele

| Wangaratta

| Sgt [[Steele|Steele]]+ led search party from Wangaratta to Warby Ranges

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| Sadleir

| Benalla

| Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]]+ led search party from Benalla to Warby Ranges

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| Johnson

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| Const [[Johnston|Johnson]] left Wangaratta in disgust

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| 13/11/78we

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| ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 14/11/78th

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| ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 15/11/78fr

| Williamson

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| [[William Williamson, Brickey|Brickey Williamson]] made a statement while in [[Pentridge|Pentridge]] Prison against the '''KellyGang'''.

Proclarmation declaring '''KellyGang''' [[Felons Apprehension Act|outlaws]] read in [[Mansfield|Mansfield]].

([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/11/1878|Argus]])

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| Governor

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| The [[Governor of Victoria|Governor]] proclaimed '''KellyGang''' outlaws by the [[Felons Apprehension Act|Felons]] Apprehension Act

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| 16/11/78sa

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| ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 17/11/78su

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| 18/11/78mo

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| Const [[Const Daniel Barry|Barry]] arrived at Benalla to join the hunt ([[The Argus at KellyGang 18/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 19/11/78tu

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| ([[The Argus at KellyGang 19/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 20/11/78we

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| 21/11/78th

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| ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/11/1878|Argus]])

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| ([[The Argus at KellyGang 23/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 24/11/78su

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| Det [[Ward|Ward]] visit agent on Black Range, [[King River|Upper King]].

[[Wild Wright|Wild Wright]] used threatening language against [[Const Thomas Meehan|Const Allwood]]

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| 26/11/78tu

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| Threat to [[Banks- local branch|banks]] noted ([[The Argus at KellyGang 26/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 27/11/78we

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| ([[The Argus at KellyGang 27/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 28/11/78th

| Ward

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| Det Ward recovered two horses of police shot at Stringy Bark Creek. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 29/11/78fr

| Nicolson

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| [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] [[Telegraph|telegraphed]] -threat to [[Seymour|Seymour]] bank ([[The Argus at KellyGang 29/11/1878|Argus]])

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| 30/11/78sa

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| ([[The Argus at KellyGang 30/11/1878|Argus]])

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[[1824-1853 Events|1833 - 1853]]

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