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Felons Apprehension Act

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Text replacement - "The True of Bushrangers" to "The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers"
== Use of the Felons Apprehension Act ==
In accordance with the Act the Chief Justice, on application from the Solicitor General, issued a warrant and granted an order calling upon the KellyGang severally to surrender and to take their trial for murder. See text ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 6 page 4|CHC]])
Commissioner Standish took action against a number of people under the Felons Apprehension Act as sympathizers and had them loked up on remand in the [[Beechworth Gaol|Beechworth Gaol]] for several months in early [[events79-2_4Jerilderie Robbery|1879]].