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== ==
[[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1865|Advertise with KellyGang]]
'''Links to the KellyGang''' '''below''', [[#2|Early Years]] ,[[#15/4/1878|Fitzpatrick Incident]], [[#7/11/1878|District restructured]] , [[#26/10/1878|Stringybark Creek Murders]] , Sebastopol Cavalcade , [[#10/12/1878|Euroa Robbery]] , [[#10/2/1879|Jerrilderie Robbery]] , First Cave Party , [[#6/7/1879|Hare replaced by Nicolson]] , [[#2/6/1880|Nicolson replaced by Hare]] , Second Cave Party , [[#26/6/1880|Death of Aaron Sherritt]] , [[#28/6/1880|Glenrowan Siege]] , Ned Kelly's Trial , Royal Commission ,
== Location ==
The Police station was about 100 metres from the Court House and 150 yards from the telegraph station ([[Royal Commission report day 12 page 11|RC2453]]) see also ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 11|RC1336]])
== Beginings ==
'''Map'''
Photograph The police station was established in 1838 after the massacre at [[Faithfull's Creek|Faithful's Creek]] April of that year
== Importance of the Benalla Police Station ==
<blockquote>The Benalla Station was the headquarters for the police in operation against the '''KellyGang''' and the headquarters for the North Eastern District. Sub Inspector [[Sup Henry Baber|Baber]] was incharge of the Benalla sub district. ([[Royal Commission report day 1 page 14|RC118]])
</blockquote>
== What was the Benalla Police Station like in the late 1870s ==
== Facilities in the Benalla Police Station in the late 1870s ==
Up to at least 1878 there was a gold escort based in Benalla. While the train made the movement of gold safer, the police had always played a big role in moving [[Gold Mining|gold]] from the mining areas down to Melbourne.
The movement of police to and from the station was watched by the sympathizers ([[Royal Commission report day 25 page 4|RC9651]])
Many of the police lived in the police barracks ([[Royal Commission report day 14 page 15|RC3325]])
In [[1854-1863 Events|1862]] [[Chomley (2)|Chomley]] was appointed head of the Benalla police district
At the time of the hunt for the '''KellyGang''' Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] commanded the district and Com [[Standish|Standish]], Ass Com [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] and [[Hare|Hare]] commanded the hunt for the '''KellyGang'''.
At the time of the murders SConst '''Maud''' was Sup Sadleir's clerk. ([[Royal Commission report day 19 page 45|RC7136]])
'''Command of District'''
== Links to the KellyGang ==
'''Early Years'''
A group of aboriginal [[Police Trackers|trackers]] were based at Benalla police station in [[1864-1873 Events|1870]]. One of these officers was used in the arrest of Harry [[Harry Power|Power]].
On 17/9/[[1874-1877 Events|1877]] [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] was arrested by Const [[Fitzpatrick|Fizpatrick]] and he spent the night in the cells under Const [[Const Day|Day]] as the watch house keeper. Sgt [[Whelan|Whelan]] was the officer in charge of the police at the station. Next morning Sgt Whelan and Const Fitzpatrick, Lonigan and Day had fun taking Ned Kelly from the police cells to the Court House.
'''Ned [[Ned Kelly|Kelly]]''' mentioned this incident in his Cameron [[Cameron Letter|Letter]], he said:
<blockquote>'...I could not be more sorry for them, with the exception of [[Lonigan|Lonigan]] I did not begrudge him what bit of lead he got as he was the beastliest meanest man that I had any account against for him. I could not be more sorry for them, with the exception of Lonigan I did not begrudge him what bit of lead he got as he was the beastliest meanest man that I had any account against for him. [[Fitzpatrick|Fitzpatrick]], Sergeant [[Whelan|Whelan]], Constable [[Const Day|Day]] and King, the Bootmaker, once tried to hand-cuff me at Benalla and when they could not Fitzpatrick tried to choke me, [[Lonigan|Lonigan]] caught me by the privates and would have killed me but was not able. Mr McInnes came up and I allowed him to put the hand-cuffs on when the police were bested.'
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11-18/3/1879 O'Connor and the Quuensland trackers went out from the station on their first search party
'''Fitzpatrick Incident [[15-04-78 Fitzgerald incident|15/04/1878]]''' At this time Sgt [[Whelan|Whelan]] incharge of the station at the time.
When Const [[Fitzpatrick|Fitzpatrick]] went off to Mrs [[Kelly Home|Kelly]]'s there was only one mounted constable left. ([[Royal Commission report day 36 page 10|RC12943]])
== '''''' ==
=== District Restructured ===
Sgt Kennedy and his party was tasked by Sup Sadleir from Benalla
After the murders Sup Sadleir ran the district and AssCom [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] ran the hunt for the KellyGang from the Benalla office
At the time of the [[Sebastopol Cavalcade|Sebastopol cavalcade]] police were sent from Benalla by train ([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/11/1878|Argus11/11/78]])
'''Euroa Robbery 10/12/1878''' 8 telegrams were despatched from the Benalla police office from 2 pm on the day of the bank robbery. None were delayed unduely. ([[Royal Commission report day 12 page 13|RC2457]])
Sgt [[Whelan|Whelan]] and SConst Maud were incharge while Ass Com [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] and Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] went off to Albury ([[Royal Commission report day 13 page 13|RC2950]])
SConst Maud sent telegrams to SConst [[SConst James|James]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 45 page 13|RC15511]])
Mr [[Wyatt|Wyatt]] came to the Benalla police station at about 9.30pm and saw Sgt [[Whelan|Whelan]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 19 page 2|RC5957]])
Det [[Ward|Ward]] arrived at Benalla 10pm ([[Royal Commission report day 38 page 4|RC13843]])
Const [[Const Anderson|Anderson]] from [[Euroa|Euroa]] with news of the robbery at 11pm. ([[Royal Commission report day 45 page 11|RC15494]])
The party that went to start the search party included Det [[Ward|Ward]] (in charge) Consts [[Johnston|Johnson]], '''McDonnell''', '''Hodgson''', '''Graves''', [[Const Daniel Barry|Barry]], '''Bell''', '''Hedberg''', and [[Const Anderson|Anderson]] and others,and two trackers. ([[Royal Commission report day 19 page 2|RC5964]])([[Royal Commission report day 31 page 3|RC11917]])
Col [[Army|Anderson]] spoke to Standish about use of army to protect banks. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/12/1878 (3)|Argus16/12/78]])
'''Jerrilderie Robbery 10/2/1879''' [[events 1879-08/ 1879-10|27/9/1879]] Sup [[Sadleir|Sadier]] issued standing orders if '''KellyGang''' attacked again. See orders for [[Milawa|Milawa]].
'''First Cave Party 2/12/1879 -1/4/1880''' Watch parties of police at [[Margaret Skillion|Maggie Skillion]]'s place were run from Benalla '''Hare replaced by Nicolson 6/7/1879''' The only place where [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] was able to maintain a complete search party was kept was Benalla. ([[2nd Report of the Royal Commission|RC Story XII]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 3 page 3|RC713]])
In July Ass Com Nicolson started regular rifle practice for the officers stationed at [[Benalla Police Station|Benalla]]. His men who took part were Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]], SConst Irvine R, Consts [[Const Arthur|Arthur]], W Bell, [[Const William Canny|Canny]], [[Const Faulkiner|Falkiner]], [[Gascoigne|Gascoigne]], [[Const Robert Graham|Graham]], Hagger, [[Kirkham|Kirkham]], [[Const Moore|Moore]], [[Const W Phillips|Phillips]], [[Const Cornelius Ryan|Ryan]], [[Const Wallace|Wallace]], ([[Royal Commission report day 4 page 7|RC1014]])
'''Nicolson replaced by Hare 2/6/1880''' Sup [[Sadleir|Sadlier]] and Insp [[O'Connor|O'Connor]] were present at Benalla on [[events 1880-4/ 1880-6|2/6/1880]] when Sup [[Hare|Hare]] replaced Ass Comm [[Nicolson|Nicolson]].
On [[events 1880-4/ 1880-6|24/6/1880]] Insp [[O'Connor|O'Connor]] and the [[Police Trackers|trackers]] left Benalla for Melbourne on their way home
'''Death of Aaron Sherritt 26/6/1880''' After news of the murder came through Hare and Sadlier organised all the police in the area. Hare put together a party of police with the intention of going to Beechworth on the train with Insp O'Connor and the trackers.
When news came throught that the KellyGang was at Glenrowan Sup Sadleir took all the rest of the police in Benalla
'''Glenrowan Siege 28/6/1880'''
SConst Kelly spent most of the 27th getting ready to catch the train from Melboutne. Hare's party left Benalla on the train at about 1.30am on the 28th.
When Sadleir heard of the siege at Glenrowan he took off with his party to join the siege
'''Later'''
On the evening of the siege Ned Kelly and the body of Joe Byrne were brought to the police barracks by train.
Next day Ned Kelly was taken down to Melbourne on the train ([[Sydney Morning Herald (32)|SMH30/6/80]])
Ned Kelly's armour was also brought down. It was viewed by a lot of people ([[The Argus (33)|Argus2/7/1880]])
The six new trackers were stationed in Benalla ([[Royal Commission report day 28 page 3|RC11031]])
'''Royal Commission'''
== What is happened at the Station today ==
The police in Benalla today operate the station in a quite different way
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