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05:06, 15 November 2015 == Overview ==
As soon as [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] was sentenced to death by Mr Justice [[Redmond Barry|Barry]] in the Melbourne Central Criminal Court late on [[1880-07---aftermath|29/10/1880]], people started to get the Government to delay the sentence of death. This turned into a race against time. See also ([[Cookson, 12_09_1911_3|BWC]])
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== What happened - attempts to save Ned Kelly ==
On Monday [[1880-07---aftermath|2/11/1880]] William [[Gaunson, David|Gaunson]] went to see the Chief Secretary Mr [[Chief Secretary|Berry]] to ask the Government to give Ned Kelly a reprieve. Mr Berry said that it was a matter for the meeting of the Executive Council on Friday, they would set a date for the execution. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 2/11/1880|Argus2/11/80]]) ([[The Age (57)|Age4/11/80]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/11/1880|Argus5/11/80]]) ([[The Age (58)|Age6/11/80]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 6/11/1880|Argus6/11/80]])
On the evening of Wednesday 4/11/1880 the Executive Council (the Cabinet of the Victorian Government) held a meeting and fixed the date for Ned Kelly's execution.
William Gaunson saw the Attorney-General '''Mr Vale''' to try and get him to intervene to stop the hanging
Gaunson and the '''KellyGangs''' friends stated organising a public demonstration for Friday 6/11/1880. They also started arranging for a petition to be distributed all over Victoria.([[The Argus at KellyGang 8/11/1880|Argus8/11/80]])
Other demonstrations included ([[The Argus at KellyGang 10/11/1880|Argus10/11/80]])
Gaunson and other presented a petion containing 32,424 signatures to the Governor in support of Ned Kelly's life ([[The Argus at KellyGang 8/11/1880|Argus8/11/80]]) ([[The Age (59)|Age9/11/80]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 9/11/1880 (2)|Argus9/11/80]])
Meeting in support of Ned Kelly held on the steps of the Treasury building. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 9/11/1880 (2)|Argus9/11/80]])
Another meeting to try to save Ned. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 10/11/1880|Argus10/11/80]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/11/1880|Argus11/11/80]])
At his own request Ned Kelly's portrait was also taken, shortly before his death, for circulation amongst his friends. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/11/1880 (6)|Argus12/11/80]])
== What happened on the day ==
Ned Kelly's last hours ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/11/1880 (6)|Argus12/11/80]])
An elderly grey-headed, well-conditioned-looking man, named '''Elijah''' '''Upjohn''', who is at present incarcerated for larceny
'''''' Upjohn was the hangman at Ned Kelly's death. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/11/1880 (7)|Argus12/11/80]])
[[Melbourne Gaol|Dr Barker]] was happy to describe the details of the hanging from an anotomical point of view ([[The Age (61)|Age12/11/80]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/11/1880 (3)|Argus12/11/80]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/11/1880 (6)|Argus12/11/80]]) ([[Cookson, 13_09_1911_1|BWC]])
== The Community's response ==
The crowd outside the gaol described. Most small boys were red hot Kelly supporters ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/11/1880 (2)|Argus12/11/80]])([[Cookson, 13_09_1911_1|BWC]])
Response to the issue of the role of the Governor and the Executive Council. Should there be a court of appeal? ([[The Argus at KellyGang 18/12/1880|Argus18/12/80]])
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