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== Wombat Ranges ==
...a place in the
=== KellyGang ===
story
== location ==
== ==
== Importance of Wombat Ranges ==
[[Stringy Bark Creek|Stringy Bark]] and [[Ryan's Creek|Ryans]] Creeks is in the Wombat Ranges.
Henry [[Henry Perkins|Perkins]] , Monk, Jebb and Harrison lived in the Wombat Ranges
== What was Wombat Ranges like in the late 1870s ==
== Links to the KellyGang ==
<blockquote>[[Stringy Bark Creek|Stringy Bark Creek]] and [[German's Creek|German Creek]] are in the Wombat Ranges
See also the [[Jerilderie Letter (3)|Jerilderie Letter]]
In December- January 1879 Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] sent an [[agents|agent]] into the Wombat Ranges.([[Royal Commission report day 11 page 4|RC2028]])
Henry [[Henry Perkins|Perkins]] lived at Wombat. ([[Royal Commission report day 45 page 14|RC15517]])
Const [[McIntyre|McIntyre]] first call at '''John McColl's''' place after he left Stringbark Creek, after the murders ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (18)|JJK]])
He then got to '''Matthew Byrne''''s place and was driven into Mansfield by '''Ned Byrne''' ([[The Argus at KellyGang 29/10/1878|Argus29/10/79]])
'''John Byrne''' resident see ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/11/1878|Argus21/11/78]]) see also below
'''John Esme''', farmer ([[The Argus at KellyGang 18/3/1879 (4)|Argus18/3/79]])
Percy William Bromfield, farmer ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/11/1878|Argus21/11/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 18/3/1879 (4)|Argus18/3/79]])
'''Edward Monk''' owned a sawmill in the Wombat Ranges, somewhere near [[Tolmie|Tolmie]] and about 11/13 miles from Mansfield . Pewtress and his party arrived at Monks at 9pm.
Mr Monk and 2 of his men agreed to lead the police to [[Stringy Bark Creek|Stringy Bark Creek]] and they left again in heavy rain at about 10pm ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 2|CHC]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 30/10/1878 (4)|Argus30/10/79]])
After helping the police retrieve the bodies at Stringybark Creek, Monk preferred to keep a low profile for the safety of his family. Whether this decision came after the "threatening letter" or before we cannot say. He and his family ( he had small children) lived in a fairly isolated area and felt very vunerable.
[[Walter Lynch|Walter Lynch]] was later imprisoned for two years for sending a threatening letter in the name of the Kelly's to Monk.
The Monks knew the Kelly's, Ned had apparently worked at their sawmill for a time and he nursed some of their children on his knee. Edward Monk and his wife were deeply shocked and surprised at receiving such threatening letters by 'the Kelly's'.
On 7/11/1878 one of Mr Monk's horses was stolen and a few days later he recieved a threatening letter([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/11/1878 (2)|Argus11/11/78]]) ([[The Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 16/11/1878|Alexandra16/11/1878]])
Monk gave a threatening letter to ass Com Nicolson in Wangaratta; see text ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/11/1878 (2)|Argus12/11/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/11/1878 (2)|Argus13/11/78]])
Monks recieved more threatening letters ([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/4/1879|Argus28/4/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/4/79|Argus1/4/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 2/4/1879|Argus2/4/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 29/5/1879|Argus29/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/7/1879|Argus1/7/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 2/7/1879|Argus2/7/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/4/1879|Argus14/4/79]])
'''Walter Lynch''' was convicted of sending the letters (Argus2/7/79)(but many other references in the accounts of the Monk case)
See other references to Walter Lynch ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/11/1878 (2)|Argus16/11/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/11/1878|Argus21/11/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/12/1878 (2)|Argus17/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/12/1878 (2)|Argus21/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 18/3/1879|Argus18/3/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 19/3/1879|Argus19/3/79]])
'''Const Richardson''', witness (Argus21/11/78)
'''The Inquiry'''
Many of the prominant people in [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] prompted for the inquiry at a meeting ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/5/1879|Argus5/5/79]]), including:
Tomkins
Kitchen
Anstead
Kelson
Collopy W
see also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/5/1879|Argus17/5/79]])
'''Witnesses at Inquiry'''
<blockquote>Edward Monk, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 10/5/1879|Argus10/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/5/1879|Argus13/5/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/4/1879|Argus28/4/79]])
[[Mansfield|James Tomkin]], Shire president ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/5/1879|Argus5/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/5/1879|Argus12/5/79]])
John Henry Adolphus Hageman, secretary of the shire council ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/5/1879|Argus12/5/79]])
William Phelan, farm laborer at Wombat, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/5/1879|Argus12/5/79]])
Auguste Spehr, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/5/1879|Argus12/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/5/1879|Argus13/5/79]])
William Bullock, carrier ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/5/1879|Argus14/5/79]])
Henry Jebb, farmer ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/5/1879|Argus14/5/79]])
John Duncan, sawyer, employed by Monk ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/5/1879|Argus14/5/79]])
John Reardon, selector ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/5/1879|Argus15/5/79]])
Michael Reardon, carrier and farmer, Henry Walker -brother in law. MR lived with John Byrne at Wombat ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/5/1879|Argus15/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1879|Argus16/5/79]])
John Byrne , selector, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1879|Argus16/5/79]])
Horace Morgan Mumford,
James Love Const, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1879|Argus16/5/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/5/1879|Argus17/5/79]])
Henry [[Pewtress|Pewtress]], Inspector ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1879|Argus16/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
Charles Boles, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1879|Argus16/5/79]])
Alexander Dundas, ()
Jeremiah Toohey, Inspector ([[The Argus at KellyGang 19/5/1879|Argus19/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/5/1879|Argus20/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
Tom Halligey (Spider) tracker ([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/5/1879|Argus20/5/79]])
John Blum,([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/5/1879|Argus20/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 26/7/1879|Argus26/7/79]])
Charles Berry, splitter ([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/5/1879|Argus20/5/79]])
Annie Monk, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
Henry H Kitchen, JP ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/5/1879|Argus5/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|A rgus21/5/79]])
Frank [[SConst James|James]], SConst ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
John Lopdell, Mrs Annie Monk's brother ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
John Richards Const ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
</blockquote>
Panton's report and conclusion ([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/5/1879|Argus28/5/79]])
Results of forensic research ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/5/1879|Argus31/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 3/6/1879|Argus3/6/79]])
Monks declaration of innocence.([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/6/1879|Argus14/6/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/6/1879 (2)|Argus16/6/79-1]])
Monk property sold ([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/7/1879|Argus11/7/79]])
Monk charged, he got the saddle back. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 23/4/1880|Argus23/4/80]])
</blockquote>
'''Photograph'''
Map
== What happened in the Wombat Ranges after the time of the KellyGang ==
Press went looking for the '''KellyGang''''s place ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/11/1880|Argus13/11/80]])
== What is happening in the Wombat Ranges today ==
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...a place in the
=== KellyGang ===
story
== location ==
== ==
== Importance of Wombat Ranges ==
[[Stringy Bark Creek|Stringy Bark]] and [[Ryan's Creek|Ryans]] Creeks is in the Wombat Ranges.
Henry [[Henry Perkins|Perkins]] , Monk, Jebb and Harrison lived in the Wombat Ranges
== What was Wombat Ranges like in the late 1870s ==
== Links to the KellyGang ==
<blockquote>[[Stringy Bark Creek|Stringy Bark Creek]] and [[German's Creek|German Creek]] are in the Wombat Ranges
See also the [[Jerilderie Letter (3)|Jerilderie Letter]]
In December- January 1879 Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] sent an [[agents|agent]] into the Wombat Ranges.([[Royal Commission report day 11 page 4|RC2028]])
Henry [[Henry Perkins|Perkins]] lived at Wombat. ([[Royal Commission report day 45 page 14|RC15517]])
Const [[McIntyre|McIntyre]] first call at '''John McColl's''' place after he left Stringbark Creek, after the murders ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (18)|JJK]])
He then got to '''Matthew Byrne''''s place and was driven into Mansfield by '''Ned Byrne''' ([[The Argus at KellyGang 29/10/1878|Argus29/10/79]])
'''John Byrne''' resident see ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/11/1878|Argus21/11/78]]) see also below
'''John Esme''', farmer ([[The Argus at KellyGang 18/3/1879 (4)|Argus18/3/79]])
Percy William Bromfield, farmer ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/11/1878|Argus21/11/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 18/3/1879 (4)|Argus18/3/79]])
'''Edward Monk''' owned a sawmill in the Wombat Ranges, somewhere near [[Tolmie|Tolmie]] and about 11/13 miles from Mansfield . Pewtress and his party arrived at Monks at 9pm.
Mr Monk and 2 of his men agreed to lead the police to [[Stringy Bark Creek|Stringy Bark Creek]] and they left again in heavy rain at about 10pm ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 2|CHC]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 30/10/1878 (4)|Argus30/10/79]])
After helping the police retrieve the bodies at Stringybark Creek, Monk preferred to keep a low profile for the safety of his family. Whether this decision came after the "threatening letter" or before we cannot say. He and his family ( he had small children) lived in a fairly isolated area and felt very vunerable.
[[Walter Lynch|Walter Lynch]] was later imprisoned for two years for sending a threatening letter in the name of the Kelly's to Monk.
The Monks knew the Kelly's, Ned had apparently worked at their sawmill for a time and he nursed some of their children on his knee. Edward Monk and his wife were deeply shocked and surprised at receiving such threatening letters by 'the Kelly's'.
On 7/11/1878 one of Mr Monk's horses was stolen and a few days later he recieved a threatening letter([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/11/1878 (2)|Argus11/11/78]]) ([[The Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 16/11/1878|Alexandra16/11/1878]])
Monk gave a threatening letter to ass Com Nicolson in Wangaratta; see text ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/11/1878 (2)|Argus12/11/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/11/1878 (2)|Argus13/11/78]])
Monks recieved more threatening letters ([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/4/1879|Argus28/4/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/4/79|Argus1/4/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 2/4/1879|Argus2/4/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 29/5/1879|Argus29/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/7/1879|Argus1/7/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 2/7/1879|Argus2/7/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/4/1879|Argus14/4/79]])
'''Walter Lynch''' was convicted of sending the letters (Argus2/7/79)(but many other references in the accounts of the Monk case)
See other references to Walter Lynch ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/11/1878 (2)|Argus16/11/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/11/1878|Argus21/11/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/12/1878 (2)|Argus17/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/12/1878 (2)|Argus21/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 18/3/1879|Argus18/3/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 19/3/1879|Argus19/3/79]])
'''Const Richardson''', witness (Argus21/11/78)
'''The Inquiry'''
Many of the prominant people in [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] prompted for the inquiry at a meeting ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/5/1879|Argus5/5/79]]), including:
Tomkins
Kitchen
Anstead
Kelson
Collopy W
see also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/5/1879|Argus17/5/79]])
'''Witnesses at Inquiry'''
<blockquote>Edward Monk, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 10/5/1879|Argus10/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/5/1879|Argus13/5/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/4/1879|Argus28/4/79]])
[[Mansfield|James Tomkin]], Shire president ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/5/1879|Argus5/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/5/1879|Argus12/5/79]])
John Henry Adolphus Hageman, secretary of the shire council ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/5/1879|Argus12/5/79]])
William Phelan, farm laborer at Wombat, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/5/1879|Argus12/5/79]])
Auguste Spehr, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/5/1879|Argus12/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/5/1879|Argus13/5/79]])
William Bullock, carrier ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/5/1879|Argus14/5/79]])
Henry Jebb, farmer ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/5/1879|Argus14/5/79]])
John Duncan, sawyer, employed by Monk ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/5/1879|Argus14/5/79]])
John Reardon, selector ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/5/1879|Argus15/5/79]])
Michael Reardon, carrier and farmer, Henry Walker -brother in law. MR lived with John Byrne at Wombat ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/5/1879|Argus15/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1879|Argus16/5/79]])
John Byrne , selector, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1879|Argus16/5/79]])
Horace Morgan Mumford,
James Love Const, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1879|Argus16/5/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/5/1879|Argus17/5/79]])
Henry [[Pewtress|Pewtress]], Inspector ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1879|Argus16/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
Charles Boles, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1879|Argus16/5/79]])
Alexander Dundas, ()
Jeremiah Toohey, Inspector ([[The Argus at KellyGang 19/5/1879|Argus19/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/5/1879|Argus20/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
Tom Halligey (Spider) tracker ([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/5/1879|Argus20/5/79]])
John Blum,([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/5/1879|Argus20/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 26/7/1879|Argus26/7/79]])
Charles Berry, splitter ([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/5/1879|Argus20/5/79]])
Annie Monk, ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
Henry H Kitchen, JP ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/5/1879|Argus5/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|A rgus21/5/79]])
Frank [[SConst James|James]], SConst ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
John Lopdell, Mrs Annie Monk's brother ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
John Richards Const ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
</blockquote>
Panton's report and conclusion ([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/5/1879|Argus28/5/79]])
Results of forensic research ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/5/1879|Argus31/5/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 3/6/1879|Argus3/6/79]])
Monks declaration of innocence.([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/6/1879|Argus14/6/79]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/6/1879 (2)|Argus16/6/79-1]])
Monk property sold ([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/7/1879|Argus11/7/79]])
Monk charged, he got the saddle back. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 23/4/1880|Argus23/4/80]])
</blockquote>
'''Photograph'''
Map
== What happened in the Wombat Ranges after the time of the KellyGang ==
Press went looking for the '''KellyGang''''s place ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/11/1880|Argus13/11/80]])
== What is happening in the Wombat Ranges today ==
[[Category:Places]] [[Category:Places starting with U-Z]] [[Category:Did you ever on any occasion have the belief or the knowledge that you came close upon the Kellys in any of those parties]] [[Category:Wombat Ranges]] [[Category:Kelly Gang]] [[Category:Glenrowan]]
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