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  • | The first encounter, Capture of Ned Kelly, The siege continued, The end.
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  • Referring to explanation regarding to the capture of the Kelly Outlaws.  I would beg to state that I was awakened on the mor
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  • ...red at him by a squatter who chanced upon him in the bush, but had escaped capture and hidden himself away until, later, he was shot dead, while going to seek ...f the former, and the terrible difficulties of the latter in attempting to capture them.
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  • ...ading guns. In these measures he was influenced, not only by the desire to capture the Kellys and to protect peaceful citizens from their raids, but by a deep
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  • ...ho received extra pay while on Kelly hunting duty, were not too anxious to capture their game and go back to the inactive barracks scale of pay. Most of them,
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  • ...[[Reward|reward]] of £500 per head was offered by the Government for the capture of the bushrangers to make police and civilians as active as possible in th
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  • This was not a hopeful beginning for the capture of the outlaws. Mr Sadlier says the noise of shod horses in that country wa
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  • ...probably was not impressed with the capacity of the police for effecting a capture, and her answer was, ‘He has made his bed, let him lie on it.’ The offi
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  • ...On the face of it one would suppose that here was a chance of effecting a capture, but Mr [[Sadleir|Sadlier]] insisted that to follow Mrs Skillion for any di
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  • ...selves for an expedition to Euroa and made all necessary arrangements. The capture of the hawker’s cart was a particularly useful circumstance to them, as m
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  • ...it, with the exception that the mob of prisoners had been added to by the capture of the telegraph repairer, Watt. Ned Kelly questioned him closely as to his
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  • ...was an increase of the [[Reward|reward]] offered by the Government for the capture of the outlaws to £1,000 per head, and an offer of the same amount by the
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  • ...mmunicating with the outlaws, and that there was still hope of effecting a capture.
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  • ...en it was too stale to be of any use. They probably realised that with the capture of the Kellys their occupation would be gone, and that, though some part of
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  • ...be arrested, and a constable immediately set out to the Kellys’ house to capture him. Sherritt, however, bolted when he saw the trooper coming, and though a
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  • ...ake another bank raid, which, if attempted, would probably result in their capture. Some exploit was necessary to renew their prestige and furnish them with t
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  • ...d not have them disturbed unless a chase was practically certain to end in capture. Acting on this principle he let one chance go which Mr Sadlier thought sho
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  • ...here were complaints in the press from time to time about their failure to capture the Kellys, knowing what they did, they kept their own counsel. For many mo
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  • ...clock in the evening the outlaws were about to go to the police station to capture Bracken, the constable already referred to. Curnow had heard Ned Kelly talk ...r on foot, all these being intended as hostages or decoys to assist in the capture of Bracken. Knocking and calling failed to bring him out of the barracks, a
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  • ...r the marks were caused by the rifle fire at Glenrowan on the night of the capture, or by the bushrangers practicing with their pistols. But the holes were th
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  • ...may be quite true, of course. The subsequent inquiry into the pursuit and capture of the gang, by a Royal Commission, resulted in reports very damaging to th
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  • ...r who made them burn my place down. They hadn't the courage to rush it and capture the Kellys.
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  • Of course, the pursuit and capture of the outlaws was the principle task undertaken by Sergeant Steele in all
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  • ...a lock-up keeper down there who was very anxious to get the reward for the capture of the Kellys. One night someone told him that a man had been seen climbing
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  • Most of the people who took prominent part in the hunting and ultimate capture of the Kelly bushrangers have gone to that bourne where the wicked cease fr
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  • (The failure of the police to follow and capture the Kellys at this stage is strongly commented on in the Royal Commission r
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  • The capture of Jerilderie and looting of the bank of New South Wales there (£3000 was
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  • ...ir capture. Rewards amounting to four thousand pounds were offered for the capture of the four outlaws. The New South Wales Government offered another thousan
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  • Evidence as to the shooting and capture of Ned Kelly was given by [[SConst John Kelly|Senior-constable Kelly]], who
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  • ...enjoy a real good time in satirically criticising their futile efforts to capture those notorious outlaws the Kellys. Not once during the three weeks of his
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  • ...Beresford [[Mount Battery|Turner]] furnishes the following account of his capture by the Kelly outlaws-
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  • ...ble end - burnt to cinders - and all that sort of thing. We heard of Ned's capture, and were for taking to the bush again; but the old shepherd made us promis
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  • ...ested persons kept adding fuel to the fire. In writing this account of the capture and destruction of the Last of the Victorian Bushrangers, I have endeavoure ...line of railway between Melbourne and Sydney, as the last resource for the capture of four men, who for the previous two years had set law, order, the governm
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  • ...smith to knock off the irons, and got clear into another colony. After the capture of Meakin, Dr. Mackay presented me with a handsome gold watch, which I have Presented to Lieutenant Francis Hare for his gallant capture of an armed bushranger at Tarrawingee, the 23rd of June, 1856 .
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  • ...l parts of the colony, and sent into the district he frequented to try and capture him.
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  • The Government had offered a reward of £500 for the capture of Power, and my brother officer offered this tempting bait to L-. The man
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  • ...and he always rode splendid horses (of course, stolen property). After his capture I was a good deal with him. I drove him to Beechworth in my buggy, and he t ...ever saw again after leaving him at the hollow tree the morning of Power's capture. I had letters from him, and paid the £500 reward promised to him, to a ge
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  • ...ill fated party of police in the Wombat Ranges, in October 1878, until the capture and death of the bushrangers at Glenrowan, in June 1880, are still too fres
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  • ...olice could not lay their hands on them, although every effort was made to capture them.
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  • ...e, and scattered the wire in every direction. Whilst doing this, a further capture of four men who were working on the line as gangers, and who saw them cutti
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  • ...g|Living]], in which he said this was a pure invention, but also after his capture, stated distinctly there was not one word of truth in the accusation made a ...ring the night to every known crossing-place, to endeavour to effect their capture, but all to no effect. The distance between Jerilderie and Benalla, where I
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  • ...nown Sherritt for years, and if he likes he can put you in the position to capture the Kellys, but I doubt his doing so.” I told him Aaron felt sure they wo
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  • ...here and apprehend him. The constable afterwards took great credit for his capture, not knowing that his arrest was an arranged matter. He was brought before
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  • ...ert, never knowing when a party would be on them. Ned Kelly said after his capture, the hardest part of their life was the constantly keeping guard for fear o
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  • ...onth. He went back to Benalla, and did everything in his power to effect a capture, but all to no purpose—and I was compelled to go back to Benalla, very mu
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  • ...stable, who rejoined the force for the express purpose of assisting in the capture of the Kelly gang. He was a clever, shrewd, careful, quiet man. Young [[Rey
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  • ...a detached building) that he was going down soon to the police barracks to capture Bracken, and that he was going to take her daughter down to call him out. M
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  • ...lete without a full account of all that transpired at Glenrowan during the capture. I have, therefore, taken the following narrative from ''[[The Age (2)|The
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  • Mr Hare, who had been engaged in the capture of [[Harry Power|Power]], the notorious bushranger, was spoken to as to his
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  • ...te, the cost would have been over £115,000—a large price to pay for the capture of four desperadoes and the destruction of a gang of malefactors. However,
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  • The Police at Euroa-Aaron Sherritt-Jerilderie-Capture of the Police Station and Constables-Amateur Policemen-The Royal Hotel stuc ...-The Journey-A Timely Warning-The '''KellyGang''' surprised-Death of Byrne-Capture of Ned Kelly-His Statement-The Prisoners released-Renewal of the Fight
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  • Capture of the Police Station and Constables Capture of Ned Kelly
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  • After the capture of Ned Kelly at the "Siege of Glenrowan" some of the truth leaked
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  • ...g, and decided that their only hope of retaining their liberty would be to capture the party of police remaining at the camp before the return of their comrad
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  • ...olice resented such orders and the refusal of the blacktracker to go on to capture the Kellys. The police, a how, considered the present was not the proper ti ..., and went back to Benalla to recuperate, after their strenuous efforts to capture the outlaws. When some one of the Kelly relatives asked Ned Kelly why he di
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  • ...blacktracker for the cowardice he displayed in refusing to go forward and capture the Kellys.  If he would go on, they felt sure of capturing the outlaws, a
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  • ...t Sadleir, after consultation, came to the conclusion that the best way to capture the outlaws was to arrest all those who had either favoured the Kellys or w ...ith their consent we did all this.  It was necessary for us to arrange to capture all the sympathisers in one day, because if we had not done so it would hav
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  • ...ical in the extreme, and whilst we say by all means use every endeavour to capture the Kellys . . . still, in common fair play, let the men now confined on su
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  • ...deal of banter when referring to the inability of the Victorian police to capture the Kellys.  If the Kellys were in New South Wales, they said, they would
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  • ...hand, the spies proclaimed their great faith in Mr Nicolson’s ability to capture the outlaws.
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  • ...t [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Mrs Jones]]’ whisky was the major factor in the capture of the Kellys, yet, strange to say, Mrs Jones not only received none of the ...consult the “Board of Officers” at Benalla before taking any action to capture the outlaws and earn the reward.  If the “Board of Officers” decided t
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  • ...Kellys had a very demoralising effect on the “Board of Officers.” The capture of the Kellys was desired by these officers, but they were very jealous as
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  • ...gh their reports, were very optimistic, and continually promised the early capture of the outlaws.
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  • ...good information,” and were out to pick up the tracks, and, if possible, capture the Kellys.  The four outlaws were sitting inside taking things easy.  Su
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  • ...not seen them mounted, and although there was a reward of £8000 for their capture, the contractors, who were almost unknown to the Kellys, would not assist t
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  • ...s.  After doing these banks, or at least two of them, they should try and capture the superintendents of police and take them to the ranges, and ask for an e ...val of Dan Kelly and Joe Byrne.  The four outlaws would next get ready to capture the police train at Glenrowan railway station.
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  • ...rs|blacktrackers]].  Mr HM [[Chomley (2)|Chomley]], who shortly after the capture of Ned Kelly succeeded Captain Standish as Chief Commissioner of Police, ha
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  • ...alteration in their plan of campaign.  The Kellys, at first, intended to capture the train quietly.  By breaking the lline at the curve, the stationmaster ...ld have to go on to Glenrowan to unload their horses, and the Kellys would capture the train and compel the engine driver to take the train back to Benalla an
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  • ...me? — I had not heard previous to my getting into the train of the Kelly capture or that the police had found them, but when I came to Benalla I was told th
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  • ...|constable Kelly]] and Sergeant [[Steele|Steele]] were called to prove the capture of Ned Kelly at the “Siege of Glenrowan.”
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  • ‘I was determined to capture Superintendent Hare, O’Connor and the blacks for the purpose of an exchan
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  • ...ed in equal parts by the Victorian and New South Wales Governments for the capture or destruction of the Kelly Gang.
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  • # The efficiency of the means employed for their capture; and
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  • ...sembled a paraphrase of the official report put in by Supt. Hare after the capture of Ned Kelly at Glenrowan. In that report Supt. Hare lauded himself to the
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  • ...tion to his retiring allowance, an annual gratuity for his services at the capture of the Kellys. For many years past he has been living a quiet life at Walla
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  • ...rible end— burnt-up bodies and all that sort of stuff. We heard of Ned's capture, and we wus both for taking to the bush again: but the shepherd made us pro
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  • ...he rose to be inspecting Superintendent of police; he was concerned in the capture of some of the most desperate and notorious criminals known to Victorian hi ...eir was in charge of the Benalla police district. From that time until the capture at Glenrowan he was engaged, off and on, in hunting the desperadoes. The va
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  • ...the extermination of the Kelly gang at Glenrowan in July, 1880, and in the capture of its leader, the notorious "Ned" Kelly. Superintendent Hare, wh
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  • ...the extermination of the Kelly gang at Glenrowan in July, 1880, and in the capture of the leader, Ned Kelly. Superintendent Hare, who was in charge of the for
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  • ...assured of a fair share of the reward offered if their efforts lead to the capture of the gang. Our rate of pay is £3 per month. No hope of keeping matters f ...ir proportion of Government re- ward should they succeed in leading to the capture of the outlaws - Standish.
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  • ...nday night, but gave Mr Hare information which led to the almost immediate capture of Kelly and destruction of other three outlaws. Mr Curnow's connection wit
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  • ...ld a "Herald" representative yesterday a first-hand story of the capture of the Kelly gang, and then in his garden conversed on the culture of leeks
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  • ...of six mounted Police which was among the force that went to Glenrowan to capture the Kelly gang in 1880. He was aged 82 years. Before he entered the police
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  • ...and had not returned at a late hour last evening. The probabilities of his capture, we are afraid, are some what remote, unless a larger number of men could b ...down like a wild beast. In order that every facility may be given for his capture, we publish a description of his appearance as given some time since in the
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  • ...ly anxious to get away from such a den before worse befel him, leaving the capture of the villains to a future opportunity, and after being compelled to promi
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  • ...ack the Government have been offering a [[Reward|reward]] of £100 for the capture of Edward Kelly, on the charge of shooting Constable Fitzpatrick. If the Ke
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  • ...uld be proclaimed outlaws, and a large reward offered to anybody who shall capture them alive or dead; but under no circumstances should lives be recklessly e
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  • ...reason to fear the worst. Active steps are being taken for the pursuit and capture of the criminals. Arrangements have been made for the despatch of a large n
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  • ...imself cornered by two horsemen, who followed him down the road. To escape capture he quitted his horse, and found his way to Broken River on foot this mornin
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  • ...managed to keep out of their clutches. How they have succeeded in eluding capture for so long is now plainly apparent. The neighbourhood in which they live i
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  • ...llen a victim to the assassins. Recognising the absolute necessity for the capture of the murderers under any circumstances, whether dead or alive, and taking ...n to one of the Kelly’s mates if he will give information leading to the capture of the rest of the gang. Another party will be organised at four o’clock
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  • ...n could do. (Hear, hear.) He thought it would take some time to effect the capture of the outlaws. Some increased exertions ought to be taken to relieve the c .... ₤200 would not provide the rations necessary for party to successfully capture the murderers.
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  • ...ecognised as the brothers Kelly. The intention of the police to effect the capture of these two ruffians must have been known by the murderers, who were thus
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  • ...s bereaved wife and family were widely expressed, while the desire for the capture or destruction of the bloodthirsty villains who compassed his death became
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  • ...very of the direction taken by the fugitives will greatly facilitate their capture, as it will enable the pursuers to concentrate their forces with every prob
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  • ...rs with merciless severity, and to leave no stone unturned to effect their capture, dead or alive.
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  • ...sue our journal the poor murdered men may have been avenged, either by the capture or destruction of the four bushrangers, than whom in the annals of crime in
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  • ...o time. The government have now placed £500 a man as the reward for their capture, dead or alive. The four villains are proclaimed outlaws, and any one may t
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  • ...earch for Sergeant Kennedy. The Government offer 800 pounds reward for the capture of the bush- rangers. Inquiry was held this morning on the bodies of the mu
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