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04:34, 15 November 2015 == Importance of Coaches ==
While the train had replaced the coaches by the late 1870's on many of the main routes, coaches were still an important way to get around in some of the more remote areas. For instance [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] was linked to Melbourne by various coach routes who took people to and from the railway line. See the history of [[!!FIXME \documents\Sadlier\Sadlier_XII_003.html|!!MISSING]]
The difference between coaching and rail ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 15/8/1873|Ensign15/8/1873]])
Mr [[Crawford|Crawford]] was a coach operator in [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] who played a role in the story of the '''KellyGang'''.
The '''Royal Mail Line''' ran the following routes in 1879
{| class="wikitable"
| '''Between'''
| '''Frequency'''
|-
| [[Alexandra|Alexandra]] - [[Tallarook|Tallarook]]
| daily Fare 17s 6d
|-
| [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] - [[EI Dorado|Eldorado]] - [[Tarawingi|Tarrawingee]]
| daily
|-
| Beechworth - Wandiligong
| daily
|-
| [[Everton|Everton]] - [[Myrtleford|Myrtleford]] - Bright - Wandiligong
| daily
|-
| Myrtleford - Hunning Creek - Everton
| Monday Wednesday
|-
| [[Echuca|Echuca]] - [[Deniliquin|Deniliquin]]
|
|-
| Everton - [[Buckland|Buckland]]
| Monday Wednesday Friday
|-
| Beechworth - [[Chiltern|Chiltern]]
| daily
|-
| [[Corowa|Corowa]] - Chiltern
| daily
|-
| [[Yackandandah|Yackandandah]] - Beechworth
| daily
|-
| [[Wodonga (2)|Wodonga]] - [[Kiewa|Kiewa]] -Yackandandah
| Monday Wednesday
|-
| Beechworth - Hillsbrough - Stanley
| daily
|-
| Beechworth - [[Stanley|Stanley]]
| daily
|-
| Porepunkah - Buckland
| Tuesday Thursday Saturday
|-
| Running Creek - Beechworth
| Monday Wednesday Friday
|-
| Bright - [[Harrietville|Harrietville]]
| Monday Wednesday Friday
|-
| [[Jerilderie|Jerilderie]] - [[Deniliquin|Deniliquin]]
|
|-
| [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]] - [[Milawa|Milawa]]
| daily
|-
| Wangaratta - [[Moyhu|Moyhu]]
| daily
|-
| Wangaratta - [[Yarrawonga|Yarrawonga]]
| Wednesday Saturday
|-
| Wangaratta - Dockers Plains - Fistcourt
| Monday Wednesday Friday
|-
| [[Howlong (2)|Howlong]] - Chiltern
| Monday Wednesday Friday
|-
| Corowa - [[Wahgunyah (2)|Wahgunyah]] - [[Rutherglen|Rutherglen]] - Springhurst
| daily
|-
| Corowa - [[Jerilderie|Jerilderie]]
| Sunday
|-
| Wodonga - [[Bethanga (2)|Bethanga]]
| daily
|-
| Wodonga - [[Tintaldra|Tintalara]]
| Saturday
|-
|}
Cobb & Co in Victoria and the Riverina was run by James Rutherford and John Wagner. The headquarters was in Hay in New South Wales
Hay was the headquarters for Cobb and co, why ([[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 16/10/1875|T&C16/10/1875]])
The coach ran from [[Goulburn NSW|Goulburn]] to [[Albury|Albury]], come for the ride ([[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873|T&C5/4/1873]])
The hotels became a depot for coaches and passengers ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 19/8/1876 (3)|Alexandra19/8/1876]])
Lawrence Cutter and Alexander Stevenson were coach builders in Victoria
There was an interesting relationship between the coaches and the railway ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/1/1881|Argus17/1/81]])
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== [mailto:joe@kellygang.asn.ay ] ==
Coach travel was expensive but on occasions the '''KellyGang''''s sympathizers used the coaches to get to the trains and to supply the boys with ammunition etc.
== The KellyGang's involvment ==
See Cobb & Co coach between Deniliquin and Jerilderie after the [[Jerilderie|Jerilderie]] robbery ([[Cookson, 07_09_1911_1|BWC]])
Coaches were often held up by bushrangers. they carried people with money ([[The Argus at KellyGang 2/9/1869|Argus2/9/69]])
Mundadoo [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873 (2)|$]]
Adelong crossing place [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873 (2)|$]]
[[Riverina area|Gundagai]] [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873|$]]
Coolac [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873|$]] ''''''
Jugiong [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873|$]] ''''''
Nanny Byrne's [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873|$]] ''''''
Bookham [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873|$]]
Bowning [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873|$]]
Yass [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873|$]]
Conroy's Gap [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873|$]]
Gunning [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873|$]] ''''''
Breadalbane Plains [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873|$]] Bowna [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873 (2)|$]]
Rose and Crown [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873 (2)|$]]
Ten Mile Creek [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873 (2)|$]] ''''''
Germantown [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873 (2)|$]]
Garryowen [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873 (2)|$]]
Tarcutta '''[[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873 (2)|$]]'''
Lower Tarcutta [[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 5/4/1873 (2)|$]] ''''''
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'''The followering were coach stops between Albury and Goulburn'''
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