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near [[Yackandandah|Yackandandah]] and Middle Creek
In the granite hills behind Beechworth; near the Mares’ Flats, Indigo Creek ([[The Argus at KellyGang 4/11/1878 (3)|Argus4/11/78]])
== The Country around the Rat's Castle ==
Why the name, some thing it was the site of a collection of Rat Kangaroos other believe the name relates to the large number of granite boulders. There was a large flat surrounded by ranges
== What was Rat's Castle like in the late 1870's ==
'''Photograph'''
Map The Rats Castle is an outcrop of Granite boulders near [[Sebastopol|Sabastopol]].
== Links to the KellyGang ==
After the Mansfield Murders and the escape north AssCom [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] sent out a search party to look for the '''KellyGang''' under Sergeant Harker of Wodonga up into the country about the Rats Castle. ([[Royal Commission report 24/3/1881|RC357]])
Sgt [[Steele|Steele]] also lead a party to the area on 2/11/1878. ([[Royal Commission report 31/5/1881|RC8856]]) ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter 6 page 2|CHC]])
Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] noted '.The instructions under which I noted in sending [[Steele|Steele]] to Beechworth and Rats' Castle were received from Mr. Nicolson, who was then on the only certain clue of the Kellys. In fact it was absolutely certain that they had been at [[Gideon Margery|Margery]]'s, and it was so important that police should be placed so as to intercept their probable route from Margery's back to their old haunts, that unless the information at Wangaratta were of a much more positive character, I should not have felt justified in stopping Sergeant Steele's party.' ([[Royal Commission report day 49 page 3|RC16665]])
Reports that the KellyGang was in the Rats Castle area.([[The Argus at KellyGang 4/11/1878 (4)|Argus4/11/78]]) Power and other outlaws used the Rats Castle. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 4/11/1878 (4)|Argus4/11/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 7/11/1878|Argus7/11/78]])([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 7/11/1878|Kilmore7/11/1878]])
See [[Sebastopol Cavalcade|Sebastopol Cavalcade]] and ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter 7 page 1|CHC]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/12/1878 (10)|Argus12/12/78]])
Police found out about '''KellyGang''' camp in Rats Castle in July 1879
== How has the area of the Rat's Castle area changed ==
== What happened in the area of Rat's Castle after the time of the Kelly Gang ==
== What is happening at the Rat's Castle today ==
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