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  • We sent to the railway station and ordered a special train to be ready in case the trackers were n It was decided by the railway authorities at Benalla that the engine that came from Melbourne should act
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  • ...ailway crossing, through which we intended to pass, we noticed a number of people about the hotel, and at the crossing. I said, 'Mrs Jones must be dead; she ...ng, and that the gang had forced Reardon and others to tear up part of the railway line beyond the station, for the purpose of wrecking a special train of pol
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  • "Ned Kelly and Byrne then went from the railway crossing to [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Mrs Jones's hotel]], preceded by the maj [[Category:Documents]] [[Category:Books]] [[Category:People]] [[Category:Sup Hare]] [[Category:December 1810]] [[Category:Recollections
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  • ...t, and I told him that Mr Stanistreet possessed a loaded revolver from the railway department, and advised them for their safety to obtain it, as, some one mi [[Category:Documents]] [[Category:Books]] [[Category:People]] [[Category:Sup Hare]] [[Category:December 1810]] [[Category:Recollections
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  • ...d yards, leaving the outlaws and their captives ready to start back to the railway station. As soon as we were out of hearing of the outlaws, I announced to m ..., candle, and matches, to go to Benalla, intending to keep as close to the railway line as I could, in case of the special coming before I could reach there.
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  • ...em to surround the hotel and see that no one escaped, whilst I went to the railway platform to have my arm bandaged. It was bleeding fearfully; a bullet had e [[Category:Documents]] [[Category:Books]] [[Category:People]] [[Category:Sup Hare]] [[Category:December 1811]] [[Category:Recollections
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  • ...Hare, with one or two of the police, proceeded in the pilot engine to the railway station, closely followed by the special. On arriving at the station the ho ...isoner in the hotel, courageously made his escape, and running towards the railway station, quickly spread the information that the Kellys, with about forty p
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  • ...nwilling witnesses of the terrible scene. They retained their seats in the railway carriage, and the courage which they displayed, notwithstanding that the bu ...are frightened to come out for fear the police will kill them. Amongst the people who are in there are:— James and Michael Reardon, my husband and son, Cat
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  • ...SConst John Kelly|Senior constable Kelly]], with Mr [[Dowsett|Dowsett]] (a railway guard), fired on the ruffian. The contest became one which, from its remark ...pped of his armour, and then became quite submissive, and was borne to the railway station by Sergeant Steele, Constable Dwyer, and two representatives of the
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  • ...em to advance towards where they were located, but many of the unfortunate people were so terror stricken that they ran hither and thither screaming for merc ...hizers. They were accordingly handcuffed, and taken with the others to the railway station. Young Reardon, who with his father had been confined in the hotel,
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  • ...it, but did no damage. His armour was taken off, and he was carried to the railway-station, where he was searched, but only threepence was found on him, a sil [[Category:Documents]] [[Category:Books]] [[Category:People]] [[Category:Sup Hare]] [[Category:December 1813]] [[Category:Recollections
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  • ...provided themselves with another set of horses on the opposite side of the railway, so that had they been obliged to cross the line in a hurry, they would hav ...the opposite side of the river, and it was their intention to blow up the railway bridge at Benalla, so as to stop the traffic on the line. I believe they ha
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  • ...nges , and were observed by some people while in this neighbourhood. These people reported to the police what they had seen. On this report the police organi ...e very comfortable, watching train loads of police passing up and down the railway line. Next day the owner of the crop happened along and suddenly came on th
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  • ...11 the Kellys were reported as having been seen on that date crossing the railway at Glenrowan, going from Greta to Warby Ranges.  Supt Nicolson met Supt Sa [[Category:People]] [[Category:JJ Kenneally]] [[Category:The Complete Inner History of the Ke
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  • ...ou are not seen here; do not go into the town, but get some hotel near the railway station.’ I gave him £2 for coming down to give this information.” [[Category:People]] [[Category:JJ Kenneally]] [[Category:The Complete Inner History of the Ke
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  • ...  Mrs Skillion and her cousin blacksmith met the Glenrowan man at Benalla railway station and secured three first-class return tickets to Melbourne.  The th ...They waited till 11 o’clock in their cramped positions, but as country people are not always punctual, the police made allowances, and waited on and on,
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  • ...four outlaws would next get ready to capture the police train at Glenrowan railway station. [[Category:People]] [[Category:JJ Kenneally]] [[Category:The Complete Inner History of the Ke
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  • ...d at Glenrowan and went down to where the rails were to be lifted from the railway line.  They applied their own spanners and screw wrenches to the nuts, but ...amped in tents near the [[Stanistreet (2)|stationmaster]]’s house at the railway gates, as they suspected there were detectives amongst them.  They then ba
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  • ...e Queensland Chief Secretary agreed, and Mr O’Connor was at the Essendon railway station with his blacktrackers and equipment at 9.45 p.m. on Sunday, 27/6/1 ...on the railway station, and Mrs Jones’ hotel, on the western side of the railway station.  McDonald was a genuine friend of the Kellys, and therefore his p
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  • ...ken that the Kellys were in Jones’ hotel, and that the place was full of people bailed up there by the Kellys, he then called the men to let the horses go ...e house.”  Supt Hare then retired from the field.  He went over to the railway station and ordered the train back to Benalla so that he could receive medi
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