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04:16, 15 November 2015 == Location ==
On the old Hume Highway between [[Euroa|Euroa]] and [[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]]
== Beginings ==
== Importance of Benalla ==
The [[Benalla Police Station|head quarters]] for the police operation against the '''KellyGang'''.
Benalla was the centre of a large farming area. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 19/4/1880|Argus19/4/80]])
'''Photograph'''
[[Untitled Document (3)|Map]]
== What was Benalla like in the late 1870s ==
The railway bridge ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 7/5/1872|Ensign7/5/1872]])
The [[Railways|railway]] line to Melbourne was opened on 18/8/1873. see ([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/7/1873|Argus28/7/73]]) ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 15/8/1873|Ensign15/8/1873]])
What were the streets and buildings like at the time when the railway arrived ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 16/9/1873|Ensign16/9/1873]])
Take a tour around the town ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (4)|Kilmore31/10/1878]])
What was the area like ([[The Argus at KellyGang 9/5/1879|Argus9/5/79]])
== Facilities in Benalla in the late 1870s ==
'''Population''' '''Hotels''' Benalla Hotel (M McNally)
Commercial Hotel (Craven)([[Royal Commission report day 24 page 16|RC9518]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/3/1879|Argus12/3/79]])
Hamilton's Hotel[[../../documents/N78/78_10_31_Kilmore3.html|(Kilmore31/10/1878)]]
O'Leary's Hotel (Craven)
Powell's Hotel
Royal Hotel Arundel St
Shamrock '''Churches''' Catholic Rev John '''Scanlon'''
Church of England '''Rev Scott'''
Methodist
Presbyterian '''Schools''' 2 state schools by 1874 '''Main Streets''' '''Newspapers'''
[[Benalla Standard (2)|Benalla Standard]]
[[The North Eastern Ensign (2)|Ensign]]
[[../../things/C_community/C_bankt.html|'''Bank''']] Bank of New South Wales opened July 1873
Colonial Bank at Benalla, '''Brock''' Manager [[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (5)|(Kilmore31/10/1878)]] The Benalla local government area was formed in 1869
Mr F McDonald, the ex-president of the Shire of Benalla
George Sharpe Shire president 1873 ([[The Argus at KellyGang 24/2/1873 (2)|Argus24/2/73]])
Robert Rowe was the President of the Shire of Benalla. 1876
Mr '''James Knox''', Benalla shire secretary
'''Local Government''' '''[[Police Towns|Police]] Station'''
[[Benalla Police Station|see also]] '''[[Railway Stations|Railway]] Station'''
Mr Stevens '''[[Telegraph|Telegraph]] Office'''
see Mr [[Telegraph|Watt]] '''Mr''' [[Archibald M'Phee's report 18/12/1880|Hollows]] ''''''
'''[[Post Office|Post Office]]'''
Mr Saxe. He sent a lot of the telegrams ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/11/1878 (3)|Argus5/11/78]]) (Mr Saxe's application for a share in the [[Reward|reward]] was rejected by the Reward Board) Did he become an PM?
There was a [[Post Office|postal]] route from Benalla to [[Cobram|Cobram]] via Devenish,
and from Benalla to [[Shepparton|Shepparton]] via Devenish, [[Dookie|Dookie]] South, Sumpton's Store, and [[Pine Lodge|Pine Lodge]]
and from Benalla to [[Lake Rowan|Lake Rowan]] via Hill Plains '''Other things of interest''' The town was split in two by the [[Broken River|Broken River]]. Bridge St was the main street. The Kellys did their shopping there.
Benalla Amateur [[Coursing|Coursing]] Club was active. There was also the Benalla Coursing Club. ([[Ovens & Murray Advertiser (2)|OMA5/4/79]])
'''Aerated drinks and Cordial'''s J Webster, on sothern side of the [[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (5)|river. (Kilmore31/10/1878)]]
'''Autioneer''' JH Gray and Co
'''Births Deaths - Registrar'''
'''G Lovel'''
'''Brewery''', Jesse Watts The Benall Brewery [[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (5)|(Kilmore31/10/1878)]]
'''Clergy'''
Rev. J. Murdock, a Presbyterian minister who well respected
'''Cemetery'''
many of the important people in the story of the '''KellyGang''' are buried in the Benalla Cemetery including [[Joe Byrne|Joe Byrne]].
'''Doctors'''
[[Nicholson|John Nicnolson]]. ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (4)|Kilmore31/10/1878]]) Dr Henry ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 4/10/1872 (2)|Ensign4/10/1872]])
'''Flour Miller'''
William McInnes JP, George Sharpe
'''Hotels'''
The senior police Com [[Standish|Standish]], Ass Com [[Nicolson|Nicolson]], Sup Hare, [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] and Insp [[O'Connor|O'Connor]] all stayed at '''O'Leary's Hotel''' near the police barracks ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 6|RC1285]])
'''Justice of the peace''' -'''Burbury, Jarman, Willis''' [[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (5)|(Kilmore31/10/1878)]]
'''Lawyers'''
Mr McCarthy O’Leary -barrister . He assisted in the inquiry against Mr [[Wombat ranges|Monk]]. '''McDonnell''' - he helped [[Mrs Ellen Kelly|Kelly]], Mr Martyr acted for many a defendant at the local police court.
Mr '''Pow,''' I defended Mrs Kelly on a few occassions ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 22/11/1872|Ensign22/11/1872]])
'''Library''' and other features of the town ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 10/4/1874|Ensign10/4/1874]])
'''Lime''' stone ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 8/4/1873|Ensign8/4/1873]])
'''Magistrates'''
Robertson JP([[The Argus at KellyGang 6/1/1879|Argus6/1/79]])
Mechanics' Institute and Free Library
'''Pound'''
Pound keeper -'''George Leary'''
Schools
2 public schools by 1872
Catholic school ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 5/11/1872|Ensign5/11/1872]])
''''''Shops''''''
see ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 16/9/1873|Ensign16/9/1873]])
Baker, Martin Walsh ''''''
'''Balls''' '''shop'''
Maggie [[Margaret Skillion|Skillion]] and Kate [[Kate Kelly|Kelly]] shopped at '''Ball's''' store. ([[Royal Commission report day 3 page 11|RC830]])
'''Butcher''' -Mr Gardiner - George Fawkes ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 4/10/1872 (2)|Ensign4/10/1872]])
Chemist Mr '''McBurney''' ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (4)|Kilmore31/10/1878]])
'''Fitzsymons''' (Fitzsimmons) had the store at the corner of the police barracks, opposite the hotel ([[Royal Commission report day 52 page 13|RC17752]])
Mr G Louch [[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (5)|(Kilmore31/10/1878)]]
Mr John '''McNally''' hardware ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (4)|Kilmore31/10/1878]])
Mr '''Roe''' ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (4)|Kilmore31/10/1878]])
'''Kings''' bootmakers shop.
''''''Mr Shortel'''''' l bar Benall Club ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (4)|Kilmore31/10/1878]])
'''Saddler''' G Willis
[[MacBain's paddock|MacBain's paddock]].
'''Mr Stephen''', the railway station master. His application for a share in the [[Reward|reward]] was rejected by the Reward Board but that was reversed ([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/4/1883|Argus11/4/83]])
'''The Show''' . ([[The Argus at KellyGang 6/9/1878|Argus6/9/78]])
'''Surveyor''' Leahy
The [[../../things/N_new%20technology/N_telegraph.html|'''telegraph''']] office was 150 yards from the police station ([[Royal Commission report day 12 page 11|RC2453]])
The telegraph station in the old town. Mr '''Walter Henry Saxe''' was the permanent telegraph officer (joined service in 1858) and Mr. '''Challen''', was sent up to assist him. ([[Royal Commission report day 12 page 3|RC2287]])
'''Violinist''' Mr W Holzappel
'''Selectors'''
The life of selectors in the area; economic data and practical stories ([[The Argus at KellyGang 19/4/1880|Argus19/4/80]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 27/4/1880|Argus27/4/80]])
Crown lands bailiff (Mr Witt) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 19/4/1880 (2)|Argus19/4/80]])
Chevalier Bruno had land near Benalla for the cultivation of silkworms
The local Government Commission came to town ([[The Argus at KellyGang 24/2/1873 (2)|Argus24/2/73]])
== Links to the KellyGang ==
Benalla was the main base for the police operations against the '''KellyGang'''
On 17 September [[1874-1877 Events|1877]] [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] came to town and was later arrested by [[Fitzpatrick|Fitzpatrick]] for being drunk and riding his horse on the foot path [[[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (6)|JJK]])
At the time of the Euroa robbery, when Mr Wyatt arrived in Benalla Mr Saxe thought he was very excitable. ([[Royal Commission report day 12 page 3|RC2287]])
The KellyGang intended to stick up the bank in Benalla but their friends told them therte was more money in the bank in Euroa ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/12/1878 (2)|Argus17/12/78]])
6 soldiers arrived to protect the town's banks ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/12/1878 (3)|Argus17/12/78]])
Benalla was alive with sympathisers ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/10/1879|Argus16/10/79]])
Did we steal some horses? ([[The Argus at KellyGang 18/10/1879|Argus18/10/79]])
On the afternoon of [[ev80-06-28Glenrowan|27/6/1880]] Mr '''Stevens''', the railway station master, was asked to get a special train rteady to go up to Beechworth to follow up after the death of Aaron Sherritt.. ([[Royal Commission report day 22 page 4|RC8030]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/12/1931|Argus12/12/1931]]) ([[Archibald M'Phee's report 18/12/1880|McPhee]])
Late on 28/6/1880 Ned Kelly and the body of Joe Byrne arrived by train from Glenrowan to be greated by a large crowd. ([[The Melbourne Daily Telegragh (6)|DailyTelegraph29/6/80]])
'''John Larkin''' was a farmer from Benalla who was held by the KellyGang in [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Johns Hotel]] in Gelenrowan. ([[The Age (4)|Age29/6/80]])
A packhorse found at Glenrowan after the seige was owned by Mr Fitzsimmons of Benalla ([[Sydney Morning Herald (33)|SMH30/6/80]])
Soon after Glenrowan siege [[Joe Byrne|Joe Byrne]] was buried in the Benalla cemetery ([[Royal Commission report day 1 page 11|RC77]])
== What happened at Benalla after the time of the KellyGang ==
'''Royal Commission'''
The [[Royal Commission|Royal Commission]] into the '''KellyGang''' outbreak conducted hearings in Benalla in [[ev81-00---Royal Commission|1881]]. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/5/1881|Argus14/5/81]])
== Members of the Benalla community ==
'''George Thornton''' My right name is '''George Withey Reid''' ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 22/11/1872|Ensign22/11/1872]])
Mr '''ET Dunne''' (of the land office Benalla) ([[Ovens & Murray Advertiser (3)|OMA5/4/79]])
A quantity of powder was found by '''William Headland''' , '''John Bain''' and '''Henry Airey''' “planted” near the North-eastern railway line at Benalla ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/12/1878|Argus31/12/78]])
== What is happening at Benalla today ==
The Benalla Pioneer Museum in Mair St, across the river from the Art Gallery, houses the famous sash that had been presented to [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] as a boy, see [http://www.benallamuseum.org ]
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