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== Importance of John Bellis ==
== I was a kangaroo shooter and gave the police some assistance ==
'''Links to the KellyGang''' '''below''', Early Years , [[#26/6/1880|1879]] , [[#krb|Later service]] , [[#krb|Royal Commission]] , Family ,
== Links to the KellyGang ==
'''Background'''
I was described by Sup [[Hare|Hare]] as a wonderful bushman and accustomed to bush life. ([[The Last of the Bushrangers Chapter 9 page 4|FH]])
I was also a kangaroo hunter by profession, and made a capital living by shooting kangaroos. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 7|RC1286]])
'''1879''' '''Photograph''' Especially after the Euroa and Jerilderie robberies the police realised that they did not know the country and that they did not know how to move through it as the '''KellyGang''' did. I gave them a had with these skills.
I went out with Sup [[Hare|Hare]] on a search party into the Warby Ranges in April and we had some fun ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 8|RC1291]])
'''Later'''
Later I took up a [[Selectors|selection]] near [[Yarrawonga|Yarrawonga]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 7|RC1286]])
John settled to farming at South Yarrawonga in the 1880's with his wife Agnes Nicol Hill. They had 5 children, of which Alfred was the only son to marry. Two daughters married Lynch brothers.
John died in his 40's and Agnes sold the farm and returned to Benalla.
'''Royal Commission'''
On 31/3/1881 the Royal Commission summoned me to give evidence ([[Royal Commission Appendix 20 for 31 March 1881|RCApp20]])
== Later Career ==
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== Family ==
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== What happened to Mr Bellis's family ==
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