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== Structure of the Victoria police force ==
In [[17/4-4/10/78 Events|July 1878]] a change was effected in the police arrangements of the country districts. Beechworth and Mansfield and a portion of Kilmore were combined, forming the North-Eastern district, and Superintendent Sadleir placed in charge, with his head quarters in Benalla.
Should the police be able to vote in Parliamentary elections? ([[The Argus at KellyGang 8/4/1881|Argus8/4/80]])
== The problems with the police operations after the Stringybark Creek Murders ==
The Royal Commission made the following conclusions about the problems that confronted the police at the time of the murders;
"The constables were found armed with revolvers that, under the circumstances, were comparatively useless. A few rifles were scattered throughout the district, but such was the inadequacy of the armament available that, upon the departure of [[Kennedy Sgt|Kennedy]] on his fatal expedition, the station at [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] almost completely denuded of weapons. The parties who went out to search for the bodies of the murdered men were wretchedly equipped, and, before starting, the whole township had to be searched in order to obtain arms.
The majority of the police were unacquainted with the use of the more modern description of rifle, and were, in many instances, notoriously had bushmen, and ignorant of the country in which they had to search for the outlaws. Some also were indifferent horsemen. "([[Royal Commission second Report Part V ( page 8)|RC2ndreportyV]])
The Berry Government acted quickly to turn the situation around
'''.'''
== Command of police in the hunt for the KellyGang and in North Eastern Victoria ==
After the [[Stringy Bark Creek|Stringy Bark Creek]] murders Ass Com [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] was appointed to head the hunt for the '''KellyGang'''. After the [[Euroa|Euroa]] robber he was replaced by Com [[Standish|Standish]] and Sup [[Hare|Hare]]. In June [[events 1879-05/ 1879-07at KellyGang|1879]] Ass Com Nicolson resumed command until early June [[events 1880-4/ 1880-6|1880]] when Sup Hare took charge again.
The operation was comtrolled from [[Benalla Police Station|Benalla]].
== Police tactics in the hunt for the KellyGang ==
See [[Police Tactics|police tactics]]
== Search parties ==
See [[Police Search Parties|police search parties]]
== Police at Glenrowan siege ==
== <span id="List of police">[[#List%20of%20police|police officers and police men involved in the hunt for the KellyGang]]</span> ==
The following is a list of police, mainly those stationed in North Eastern Victoria, who were involved in the hunt for the '''KellyGang'''. '''See other [[Royal Commission-followup|members]] of the force who were examined during phase two of the Royal Commission''' [[Const Milne|Milne]] J, p fc
[[Police Trackers|Monkey]] Brown p t
Montford, p Sgt
[[Insp Wliiam Montfort|Montfort]] William B, p Insp
[[Const Montiford|Montiford]], p c
[[Greta|Montgomery]], p c
[[Const Montiford|Montifort]] J, p mc
[[Const Moore|Moore]], p c
[[Henry Moors|Moors Henry]],
[[Moses|Moses]], p t
[[SConst P Mullane|Mullane]] P, p sc
[[The Argus at KellyGang 10/5/1879|Neville]] pc
[[Sup Nicolas|Nicolas]], p Sup
[[Nicolson|Nicolson]], Ass Comm
[[O'Connor|O'Connor]], p Insp
O'Dwyer, p c
[[Mansfield|Orr]], pc
[[Reward|Parker]] W pc
[[Reward|Perkins]] pc
[[Pewtress|Pewtress]], p Insp
[[Const W Phillips|Philips]] William, p mc
[[Mansfield|Potter]] pc
[[Seymour|Purcell]], p Sup
Redding, p mc
[[Const Reilly|Reilly]] T, p fc
[[Const Richards|Richards]] H, p c
[[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Richards]] J pc
[[Wombat ranges|Richardson]] pc
[[Chiltern|Robinson]], pc
[[Const Cornelius Ryan|Ryan C]], p mc
[[Sadleir|Sadlier]], Sup
[[Sambo|Sambo]], pt
[[Scanlon|Scanlan]], p mc
Secretan, p det
[[Shoebridge|Shoebridge]], p sc
[[Singleton|Singleton]], p Sup (NSW)
[[Reward|Skehan]], Thomas Cape, pc
[[Const Robert Austin Smyth|Smyth]] R, p sc
[[Spider|Spider]], p t
[[Standish|Standish]], Commissioner
[[Steele|Steele]], Sgt
[[Stephens|Stephens]] G, p c
[[Reward|Strewart]] Hugh pc
[[Const Stillard|Stillard]] JL. p mc
[[Const Stow|Stone]] pc
[[Const Stow|Stow]] JH, pc
[[Strahan|Strahan]], p sc
[[Thom|Thom]] H. p mc
Tommy, p t
[[Const Twomey|Twomey]] Michael, p fc
[[Mansfield|Toohey]] J Insp
[[Moama|Vaughan]] pc
[[!!FIXME \people\peU_Z\walshPPc.html|!!MISSING]] pc
[[Const Wallace|Wallace]], p mc
[[Const Patrick Walsh|Walsh]] Patrick, p fc
[[Reward|Walsh]] Thomas, pc
[[Ward|Ward M]], p det
Welsh, p fc
[[Whelan|Whelan]] James, p sgt
[[Const R Wickam|Wickam]] Richard, pc
[[Beechworth|Williamson]] D, pc f
[[Const Wilson|Wilson]] PP, p mc
[[Winch|Winch,]] p Sup
[[Const A Alexander|Alexander]] A, p c
[[Const R Alexander|Alexander]] R, p mc
[[events 1879-08/ 1879-10|Alexander]] det
[[Const Thomas Meehan|Allwood]], p c
[[Const Anderson|Anderson]], p c
[[Hall|Archdeacon]] pc
[[Const Armstrong|Armstrong]] H, p fc
[[Const Arthur|Arthur]] J, p mc
[[Sup Henry Baber|Baber]], Sup
[[Barney|Barney]], p t
[[Const Daniel Barry|Barry Daniel]]. p mc
[[Benalla Police Station|Bell]]
Billy Nut, p t
[[Tarawingi|Boulton]] pc
[[Donnybrook|Boyd]], pc
[[Const Hugh Bracken|Bracken]], H p c
[[SConst John Kelly|Bray]] pc
[[Const Broderick|Broderick]] pmc
[[Brooke Smith|Brooke Smith]], Insp
[[Brown the detective|Brown]], p det
[[Police Trackers|Brown]], Dick, p t
[[Reward|Brown]], Joseph William pc
[[Police Tactics|Brown,]], p t
[[Police Trackers|Brown]], Paddy, pt
[[Police Trackers|Brown]], Peter, p t
[[Euroa|Brownlee]], p fc
[[Police Trackers|Bulla]], Moses
[[!!FIXME \people\peU_Z\walshPPc.html|!!MISSING]] pc
[[Const William Canny|Canny W]], p mc
[[Hedi|Carroll]] pc
[[Const Cawsey|Cawsey]], p c
Chambers, Sup
[[Chomley (2)|Chomley]], Sup
[[!!FIXME \people\peU_Z\walshPPc.html|!!MISSING]] p sc
[[Shepparton|Commons]] M. p mc
[[Const Cornelius Ryan|Comyn]], pc
Connor, pc
Considine, pc
[[Mansfield|Costello]] M, p mc
[[Wangaratta|Cox, p]] c
[[Police Trackers|Crow,]], p t
[[Const Day|Day, p]] c
Dakin, p c
[[Deniliquin|Davidson]] JH Inspec
[[Const Healey|Davison]] p c
Deacon, p c
[[The Argus at KellyGang 10/8/1880 (2)|Decey]], sgt
[[Devine|Devine]], p c
[[Const J Dixon|Dixon JF]], p mc
Dixon Jim, p c
[[Railways|Docarthy]], pc
[[Const T Dowling|Dowling]] TP, p fc
[[Greta|Duff]] JA pc
Dungrey, pc
[[Const W Duross|Duross]] W, p fc
[[Const J Dwyer|Dwyer J]], p fc
[[Const T Dwyer|Dwyer T]], p mc
[[Eason the detective|Eason]], p det
[[Elliott|Elliott]] p sc
Falkiner, p c
[[Farrell|Farrell]], pc
[[Const Faulkiner|Faulkiner]] AJ. p mc
[[The Argus at KellyGang 20/8/1879 (2)|Feeley]] pc
[[The Argus at KellyGang 4/11/1878 (2)|Fegan]] Sgt
Fenton A. p sgt
[[Fitzpatrick|Fitzpatrick]] A, p c
[[SConst Flood|Flood]], Ernest, p msc
[[Cashel|Forrestal]] M p mc
Gannon pc ([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/8/1879|Argus28/8/79]])
[[Gascoigne|Gascoigne]] P, p mc
[[Tallarook|Gilfedder,]] p sc
[[Const Glenny|Glenny]] R, pc
[[Corowa|Gobbin]] Sconst
[[Const Robert Graham|Graham]] R, p mc
[[Benalla Police Station|Graves]] p c
Green, p Insp
[[Rutherglen|Gribbin]] p sc
[[!!FIXME \people\peU_Z\walshPPc.html|!!MISSING]] pc
[[Hagger N|Hagger]], p mc
[[Hall|Hall, p]] sc
[[Hare|Hare]], p Sup
Harry p c
[[The Argus at KellyGang 20/8/1879 (3)|Hartney]] det
[[Hayes|Hayes]], p c
[[Hays JJ|Hays JJ]] p mc
[[Const Healey|Healey]] P, p mc
[[Benalla Police Station|Hedberg]] pc
[[Hero|Hero]], p t
[[Const Hewitt|Hewitt]] JM, p fc
[[Benalla Police Station|Hodgson]] p c
[[SConst John Kelly|Horwood]] p c
Irvine R, p sc
[[Jacky|Jackey]], p t
[[SConst James|James]], p sc
[[Jimmy|Jimmy]], p t
[[Johnny|Johnny]], p t
Johnson C, p sc
Johnston J, p sc
Kabat p Sup
[[Sebastopol Cavalcade|Keene]] p c
[[Sebastopol Cavalcade|Keating]] c
[[SConst John Kelly|Kelly]] John, p sc
[[Const P Kelly|Kelly]] P, p fc
[[Kennedy Sgt|Kennedy]], M sgt
[[Det Kennedy|Kennedy]]. p det
[[Const William Canny|Kenny,]] p c
[[SConst King|King, Tom p]] sc
[[Kirkham|Kirkham]] TH, p mc
Larner J p Sub Insp
[[Const Lawless|Lawless]], p c
Lewis John, p Insp
[[Lonigan|Lonigan]] T, p c
[[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1879|Love]]
[[Chiltern|Lynch, James]], p Sgt
[[Const McColl|McCall,]] p c
McCulloch p Sup
[[Const McDonald|McDonald]] P, p fc
[[Benalla Police Station|McDonnell]] p c
[[Det McGuirk|McGuirk]] p c
McHenry, p c
[[Const R McHugh|McHugh]] Robert, p fc
[[McIntyre|McIntrye]], p c
[[Glenmore Run|McInerney]] p c
Magor, p ?
Mason, p c
[[Benalla Police Station|Maud,]] sc
[[SConst Mays|Mays]], p sc
[[Const Thomas Meehan|Meehan]] Thos, p
mc Meagor CF p mc
[[SConst Mills|Mills]]. p sc
== Police Organisation and pay ==
see , [[Police pay and Conditions|police pay and conditions]] , [[Police Organisation|police organisation]] . [[Royal Commission-followup|Second phase of the Royal Commission]] See also [http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Ehdharris/Police.htm ]
Some civilians also assisted the police ([[Royal Commission report day 3 page 3|RC713]]) KellyGang
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