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  • ...man, and Gorman to say, that it looks like a whirlwind.” I got on to the train. The passengers looked at me, and enquired, “What is the matter?” and I <span id="rc2154">[[#rc2154|2154]]</span> Was the guard of the train made acquainted with the facts?— It was the guard I met under the culvert
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  • ...o give, I then said— “Whatever you resolve, I will now go back by this train to Benalla, wait there for Mr. Nicolson, come back with him in our special, ...anything I could. I did that, and came back in good early time before the train arrived.
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  • ...ed Mr. [[Brooke Smith|Smith]] , who was in Wangaratta, and proceeded on my journey to [[Oxley|Oxley]] and the Upper King, where I met a man who had promised t ...sult until the 10th of December 1878 . I left Beechworth in the morning by train for Wangaratta, from there to Benalla, and at ten o'clock on that night I r
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  • ...on says, “It was his intention to return from [[Albury|Albury]] by first train next morning,” and this is no doubt correct as far as he is concerned, fo ...neasy. My misgiving arose in this way. As we were passing Glenrowan in the train, I saw the publican, [[McDonnell's Railway Taven|McDonald]] (who lives oppo
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  • ...before I wrote that. I came in and I had to start off that very Yarrawonga journey you are speaking of.&quot; ...the morning of 4/11/1878 Sgt Steele came through Wangaratta on the special train from Benalla to Beechworth. Const Twomey called Sgt Steele out of the van.
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  • ...ertained that the outrage had been committed, whereupon he leaped into the train and proceeded to Benalla. It seem also clear that for some days prior to th ...ligence of the robbery, and he took steps to return immediately by special train. En route he issued instructions to the several police stations, in order t
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  • ...n command, should not have tolerated the presence of ladies in the special train when leaving Benalla, especially as he was aware of the report that the rai ...en for eight months in command of the district. He was informed during the journey that the Kellys had torn up the line, taken possession of the place, and im
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  • ...een life and death, but towards evening he was able to bear the journey by train to Benalla. All those who saw Ned Kelly while he lay helpless on a mattress
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  • == I was the fireman of the pilot train to the siege at Glenrowan == '''Glenrowan Siege 28/6/1880''' '''Special train leaves Melbourne to go to Beechworth - follow up on death of Aaron Sherritt
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  • ...s, on 5/11/1878 after talking to Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]], I started on the train from Benalla for Beechworth with a large party of men, including Const [[Co ...Twomey|Twomey]] says that he warned me about this when the police special train I was on with 16 or so other police traveling from Benalla to Beechworth st
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  • ...g in the direction of the [[Warby Ranges|Warby Ranges]]. I proceeded on my journey to [[Oxley|Oxley,]] [[Everton|Everton]] and the [[King River|Upper King]] a ...oa Robbery|10/12/1878]] I left [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] in the morning by train for Wangaratta, from there to [[Benalla Police Station|Benalla]], and at te
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  • ...ld a licensing meeting, which started, at about 5 pm. At 4.40pm, while the train was still going slowly from Violet Town a man, Watt a [[Telegraph|telegraph ...started back to the railway station, and when I had got twenty yards on my journey, I began to reflect upon the telegraph wire being down, and I came to the c
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  • ...ft unlocked so that the station master could bank his money after the 3.30 train. The bushman was told that it was too late, and he then asked to see Mr [[S ...previously told the females to get themselves and the children ready for a journey. Before leaving the place,however Ned Kelly put the bank books in the stron
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  • What was it like to travel on the train? A trip from [[Longwood|Longwood]] to [[Wodonga (2)|Wodonga]]([[Alexandra T ...nted its own railway station. Railway workers were people with status. The train ment that people and goods could travel from place to place at speeds that
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