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• The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 6 page 3
  ...ushrangers at daylight the following day. Sergeant Steele proceeded on his journey to Beechworth, and no pursuit being made by Mr Smith, Sergeant Steele was s
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• The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 9 page 3
  ...ter them;’ and with Mr Sadlier he entered the train and proceeded on the journey to Albury. ...urne . Then, the train slowing down, Watt jumped off the footplate and the train went on to Euroa, while the repairer walked towards the Faithfull’s Creek
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• The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 12 page 2
  ...arty of police who had ridden out from Euroa, while Mr Wyatt continued his journey.
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• The Last of the Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 2
  In those days there was no train, and the journey, which now takes four hours, then took six or seven days. It took five or s
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• The Last of the Bushrangers Chapter 4 page 1
  ...a stock of provisions and other necessaries, and, proceeding to Echuca by train, started off to our destination lower down the Murray. We camped the first We went on our journey for some distance. We had two buggies, our waggish friend driving with me,
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• The Last of the Bushrangers Chapter 6 page 4
  ...them without taking the least notice of them, and so they continued their journey. Mr Scott asked Kelly which road he intended taking Kelly replied, "Oh ...y for them, we don't care how many there are, we can fight them." The train after waiting a short time moved on; the driver, not seeing Watts anywhere,
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• The Last of the Bushrangers Chapter 8 page 8
  ...ion that the Kellys had procured some dynamite and intended blowing up the train out of revenge for our locking up these persons. I took no notice of the re == A risky Journey ==
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• The Last of the Bushrangers Chapter 10 page 6
  We sent to the railway station and ordered a special train to be ready in case the trackers were not coming up that night, and I arran ...der to start off directly the men arrived. My plans were as follows:—The train with my own men, horses, and trackers would reach Beechworth about four o'c
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• The Last of the Bushrangers Chapter 12 page 1
  ...n were evidently in excellent spirits at the prospect of an encounter. The train proceeded rapidly on its way. At Craigieburn it ran through a gate, which c
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 25/6/1870
  ...ing into the cold country, and if it's disagreeable in ordinary seasons to journey south at mid-winter, how much more so must it be when as at present the cou ...n Sydney, and the way to find this out was to make the journey by the mail train. Twas splendid moonlight; so that the country was to be seen all along, fro
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 22/6/1872 (5)
  ...ion, and a few minutes afterwards whirling along in a [[Railways|railway]] train to Echuca. We soon came on to plains, and the '''Digger's Rest''' station w ...t of rushing to their doors with the hopeless idea of seeing who is in the train. Plains, relieved by a few honeysuckles next appeared, and "'''Riddell
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• The Argus at KellyGang 3/9/1872
  ...ormer members of Parliament, and the heads of the public departments. Each train consisted of nine carriages, and the passengers numbered about 550. ...passed, and the gardens around [[Essendon|Essendon]] into view. The first train stopped for a few minutes at Essendon. Nobody at the time knew why. Probabl
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• The Argus at KellyGang 3/9/1872 (2)
  ...the west. Others commenced to look for the Big Hill at Kilmore, which the train never went near, soon after they were out of Broadmeadows. ...so gradual that few were aware that the trouble had even commenced ere the train was careering gaily down the slope on the other side. The valley of the Dry
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 2/11/1872 (3)
  ...s stage was a fifty-mile one, and Mr. Burt provided two good horses for my journey. The one I got from Tubbo it was a real pleasure to mount and ride, for he ...From Wagga Wagga I took the coach to Goulburn, and the train to Sydney, a journey occupying 38 hours, and thus completed my second
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• The Argus at KellyGang 24/2/1873
  ...commissioners would have no alternative but to wait there for the evening train. ..., was at their service. From Seymour to Longwood, and thence to Euroa, the journey was of a novel not to say exciting character. The commissioners disposed th
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• The Argus at KellyGang 28/7/1873
  ...d some 10 miles beyond [[Violet Town|Violet Town]], the station to which a train has been running daily for a few months past. The locomotive can at this mo ...en he looks out of the window can see miles of line in advance of him. The journey is somewhat monotonous, for from Seymour (60 miles from Melbourne ) to Viol
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• Alexandra Times at KellyGang 27/9/1873
  ...land a few miles the other side of Grant's station - and after a two-days' journey arrived safe at Pennington's rush. ...the tocsin from a now direction, mounted my monument, and fell in with the train; but little did I think that on the very spot upon which I had camped tons
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• Alexandra Times at KellyGang 18/8/1876
  ...[[Category:1876]] [[Category:Cobur]] [[Category:Wodonga]] [[Category:train journey]] [[Category:history]]
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• Alexandra Times at KellyGang 19/8/1876
  ...favourite ponies through Townsend street, and I had to leave by the early train next morning. ...ory:press report]] [[Category:1876]] [[Category:Wodonga]] [[Category:train journey]] [[Category:history]]
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• The Argus at KellyGang 30/9/1876 (5)
  ...s that over which they bad passed that day. Such a thing as taking a heavy train over such gradients as they had topped that day had never been done before, ...rom the time he could recollect, when the passenger fare was £12, and the journey took 48 hours, while the carriage of a ton of goods cost £200, and now it
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• The Argus at KellyGang 13/11/1878 (4)
  ...job, and when the train which dropped him at the spot had proceeded on its journey, he at once saw it would be necessary to obtain assistance, and with that o
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• The Argus at KellyGang 13/11/1878 (5)
  ...h a rate in the hot sun, they were dead beat by the time they got into the train. The platelayers ran along the line in such terror that the engine driver h ...son|Nicolson]] returned here at daylight this morning, and by the forenoon train Captain [[Standish|Standish]], the chief commissioner of police, came up. T
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• The Argus at KellyGang 13/12/1878 (4)
  ...job, and when the train which dropped him at the spot had proceeded on its journey, he at once saw it would be necessary to obtain assistance, and with that o
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• The Ovens and Murray Advertiser 18/1/1879
  ...ance of a hut on the Coba back station, on Friday night last, a long day's journey from where they were met by Messrs Dick and Walker. In the morning they wer ...said he had walked from a Violet Town during the night, having missed the train. Cross-examined by Superintendent Hare: Did not know at what time the priso
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• Sydney Morning Herald (25)
  ...hemselves trapped. Last night a number of police constables left Sydney by train for Wagga. They will be dispersed though the south western districts in ord
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• The Argus at KellyGang 16/6/1879
  ...oman and a young man, came down by train from Benalla to Melbourne. On the journey they were recognised by a gentleman carrying on business in the North-Easte
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• The Argus at KellyGang 20/8/1879 (5)
  ...the expressive phrase of the narrator, he had to be 'propped up', and the journey was concluded on foot. In the course of the interview with Mrs Purvis, the ...re in search of him, and made his way to Sandhurst, whence he proceeded by train to Melbourne. The remainder of his story is almost exactly similar to that
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• The Argus at KellyGang 19/11/1879 (3)
  He never thought that he had arrived in a country where within 12 hours train journey from the metropolis he, would meet with bushrangers. Before dismounting how
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• The Age (2)
  ...(10)|Murder of Arron Sherritt – Authorities informed]] , [[The Age (10)|Train leaves Spencer St Station]] , [[The Age (10)|Dr Ryan Sent]] , [[The Age (10 ...n were evidently in excellent spirits at the prospect of an encounter. The train proceeded rapidly on its way. At Craigieburn it ran through a gate, which c
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• The Melbourne Daily Telegragh (2)
  ...with the constable who had ridden off for Glenrowan on the arrival of our train. Sergeant Steel and Senior constable Kelly at once made a tour of inspectio
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• Ovens & Murray Advertiser (18)
  ...ctively exhibited the “danger signal,” and then ? the occupants of the train; after which he galloped off to Wangaratta for further assistance. Joe Byrn
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• The Argus (14)
  ...rain, several hundreds of people had assembled to await the arrival of the train from Wodonga. .... Dr Ryan was intermitting in his attention to his patient during the long journey. On the arrival at North Melbourne station, Inspector [[Insp Wliiam Montfor
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• The Argus (15)
  ...d better then than during the journey down, and much less feverish. In the train his pulse was 125, but at the gaol it was only 114. He told me he didn’t ...iss Lloyd, cousin of the outlaw, was the only relative present, and as the train left she cried without restraint. It is understood here that Kelly has been
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• The Argus (16)
  == <span id="_Toc20153926">[[#_Toc20153926|THE ATTEMPT TO WRECK THE TRAIN]]</span> == ...he line until too late, and the inevitable result would have been that the train, with its living freight, would have rushed over the embankment into the gu
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• The Argus (18)
  ...r O’Connor makes the following statement:- ‘I went down by the special train on Sunday night, at the request of Captain Standish. I collected my trooper ...Melbourne gaol. The reports of Dr Charles Ryan who accompanied him, on the journey, and Dr Shields, the medical officer of the gaol, are to the effect that, t
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• The Argus (19)
  ...gaol. The reports of Dr Charles [[Ryan|Ryan]], who accompanied him on the journey, and Dr Shields, the medical officer of the gaol, are to the effect that, t
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• Sydney Morning Herald (33)
  ...he line until too late, and the inevitable result would have been that the train, with its living freight, would have rushed over the embankment into the gu
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• Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 1/7/1880
  ...led up the rails beyond Glenrowan. On Sunday night at 10 o'clock a special train left Melbourne, containing Lieutenant Connor and his blacktrackers, arrivin ...g scrub, where it was thought the outlaws would take refuge on hearing the train approach, and Lieutenant O'Connor and Superintendent Hare held a hurried co
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• The Argus (35)
  A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF ONE WHO WENT IN THE SPECIAL TRAIN ...r Beechworth until 10 minutes past 6 on the Monday morning, I continued my journey to pay my promised visit. I had enjoyed my friend's hospitality for about t
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• The Argus (36)
  &quot; Dear —,–A special train starts for Beechworth at 9 to-night.–Yours, —.&quot; ...ge, and brake-van— passed out of the Melbourne yard on its most eventful journey. We picked up [[O'Connor|O'Connor]] his black trackers at [[Essendon|Essend
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• The Argus at KellyGang 8/7/1880 (4)
  ...n advance of the special train.  At 2 o’clock on the Monday morning the train left Benalla for Beechworth, and was soon travelling at the rate of about 6 ...he attention of the driver of the pilot-engine, and he in turn stopped the train that was coming on behind.  Mr Curnow then informed the police of the pres
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• The Argus at KellyGang 8/7/1880 (7)
  ...from Ned Kelly, to so remove the rails as to render the destruction of the train inevitable.  How the plans of the gang failed, the foregoing narrative wil ...ly, with four troopers, accordingly proceeded to Glenrowan by the forenoon train, and two or three policemen were directed to come down from Wangaratta.  T
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• The Argus at KellyGang 21/7/80
  ...scaped death from the wrecked train, and that if any civilians were in the train, they should share the same fate, as they had no business accompanying the ...ed Kelly to accompany me to the school for a pair of dancing boots, on the journey there in passing the police barracks, [[Const Hugh Bracken|Bracken]], the t
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• Ovens and Murray Advertiser at KellyGang 24/7/1880
  ...scaped death from the wrecked train, and that if any civilians were in the train, they would share the same fate, as they had no business accompanying the p ...ed Kelly to accompany me to the school for a pair of dancing boots, on the journey there in passing the police barracks, Bracken, the trooper stationed there,
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• The Age (28)
  ...road, and the driver was instructed to be in readiness at nine sharp for a journey, the terminus of which was not designated. A quarter of an-hour after the t ...ioner spoke to the prisoner, who was most impudent in his replies, and the train then left the station.
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• The Argus at KellyGang 2/8/1880 (2)
  ...He shouted out that they ought to give their horses to him, and he would train them properly.  It was evident that he desired to attract attention to him ...’s party and the prisoner were picked up of course at Newmarket, and the train went bowling along with out stopping at any station, except Seymour and Ben
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• Herald (28)
  During the whole of the journey Kelly kept up an incessant indulgence in braggadocio, and many of his state ...ntyre were brave men, but Fitzpatrick—he was a b—— thing.”When the train passed Donnybrook he put his head out of his moving prison, and exclaimed,
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• The Age (46)
  ...hed. The train stopped for a few minutes at Seymour , and then sped on its journey again, arriving at Newmarket about half-past five o’clock in the evening. '''Constable M’Intyre''' arrived in town last night by the last train from Beechworth. He was in a very exhausted state, and appeared to be suffe
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• The Argus at KellyGang 25/3/1881 (2)
  ...searching the Sherritts' hut against the assemblage of so many men. On the journey everything was done without my knowledge. About November 12 I was at Wangar ...d to go up with the last train that night, and were to return by the first train in the morning.
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• The Argus at KellyGang 22/4/1881
  ...dy when he heard the far off whistle of the locomotive. Without doubt, the journey down the line was at the risk of his life. The accounts written at the mome ...inn, and hid it about his person, and when the alarm of the arrival of the train was given, he un- locked the door, effected his escape, and rushed to the s
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• The Argus at KellyGang 2/9/1881
  ..., and returned within a few minutes of 5 am. He allowed 30 minutes for the journey to Glenrowan and 10 minutes for the return trip. This then left two hours a ...n, while he was on the verandah of the hotel; that as soon as he heard the train stop he knew that there had been foul play, meaning (as he explained) that
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• The Argus at KellyGang 19/10/1881 (3)
  ...y Ranges , inasmuch as their horses and themselves were exhausted by their journey to and from the Murray . Sergeant Steele had full power to act upon his own ...he conduct of Mr Thos Curnow, state-school teacher, in warning the special train from Benalla to Beechworth on the morning of the 28th of June, 1880, whereb
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• The Argus at KellyGang 19/10/1881 (7)
  ...rence to Mr Carrington's evidence shows that, prior to the starting of the train, it was generally known or at least currently reported at Benalla, that the ...n command, should not have tolerated the presence of ladies in the special train when leaving Benalla, especially as he was aware of the report that the rai
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• The Argus at KellyGang 13/9/1883
  ...of the league and a buggy with three well bred fleet little horses for our journey across country. A great change has taken place within the last two years at
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• Royal Commission report day 2 page 15
  ...ever said anything of this kind, as expressed. As I was coming down in the train-Mr. [[Wyatt|Wyatt]] was with me. I expressed the fear that I would be too l ...Yes; I reached [[Faithfull's Creek (2)|Faithfull's Creek]], pulled up the train when we came opposite the creek, and left Mr. Wyatt there, and did not see
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• Royal Commission report day 4 page 13
  ...e. In Captain Standish's evidence he says the Queensland police had such a train of men and baggage horses, and that we would be so s1ow. Now Captain Standi
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• Royal Commission report day 5 page 3
  ...p.m Mr. Nicolson ran up to me and told me he had to go to town by the six train, and therefore would have to put off the dinner, but he was going to write ...n a proper way, and get back to the station by ten, and I was there at the train at a quarter to ten.
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• Royal Commission report day 11 page 2
  ...time, but a few minutes, to decide what we should do, and we went into the train and travelled on, starting towards Albury. <span id="rc2001">[[#rc2001|2001]]</span> You decided to proceed with your journey?— Yes.
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• Royal Commission report day 11 page 10
  ...his,” and I said, “All right then, I will give in your message.” The train never stopped but merely slowed, and my question was put to him with the ob ...started back to the railway station, and when I had got twenty yards on my journey, I began to reflect upon the telegraph wire being down, and I came to the c
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• Royal Commission report day 11 page 11
  ...this. The man rode on towards Faithfull's Creek station, and I resumed my journey back to [[Charles De Boos' Seven Creeks hotel|De Boos's]] to give up the ve ...you must give me express permission to ride upon the engine, and stop the train and get down and examine the line. I do not believe it was a whirlwind now,
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• Royal Commission report day 11 page 12
  ...man, and Gorman to say, that it looks like a whirlwind.” I got on to the train. The passengers looked at me, and enquired, “What is the matter?” and I <span id="rc2154">[[#rc2154|2154]]</span> Was the guard of the train made acquainted with the facts?— It was the guard I met under the culvert
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• Royal Commission report day 11 page 17
  ...o give, I then said— “Whatever you resolve, I will now go back by this train to Benalla, wait there for Mr. Nicolson, come back with him in our special, ...anything I could. I did that, and came back in good early time before the train arrived.
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• Royal Commission report day 38 page 4
  ...ed Mr. [[Brooke Smith|Smith]] , who was in Wangaratta, and proceeded on my journey to [[Oxley|Oxley]] and the Upper King, where I met a man who had promised t ...sult until the 10th of December 1878 . I left Beechworth in the morning by train for Wangaratta, from there to Benalla, and at ten o'clock on that night I r
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• Royal Commission report day 49 page 5
  ...on says, “It was his intention to return from [[Albury|Albury]] by first train next morning,” and this is no doubt correct as far as he is concerned, fo ...neasy. My misgiving arose in this way. As we were passing Glenrowan in the train, I saw the publican, [[McDonnell's Railway Taven|McDonald]] (who lives oppo
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• Royal Commission report 8/9/1881
  ...before I wrote that. I came in and I had to start off that very Yarrawonga journey you are speaking of.&quot; ...the morning of 4/11/1878 Sgt Steele came through Wangaratta on the special train from Benalla to Beechworth. Const Twomey called Sgt Steele out of the van.
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• Royal Commission second Report Part IX ( page 12)
  ...ertained that the outrage had been committed, whereupon he leaped into the train and proceeded to Benalla. It seem also clear that for some days prior to th ...ligence of the robbery, and he took steps to return immediately by special train. En route he issued instructions to the several police stations, in order t
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• Royal Commission Second Report ( page 28)
  ...n command, should not have tolerated the presence of ladies in the special train when leaving Benalla, especially as he was aware of the report that the rai ...en for eight months in command of the district. He was informed during the journey that the Kellys had torn up the line, taken possession of the place, and im
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• Recollections of a Victorian Police Officer Chapter XXI page 3
  ...een life and death, but towards evening he was able to bear the journey by train to Benalla. All those who saw Ned Kelly while he lay helpless on a mattress
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• Burch
  == I was the fireman of the pilot train to the siege at Glenrowan == '''Glenrowan Siege 28/6/1880''' '''Special train leaves Melbourne to go to Beechworth - follow up on death of Aaron Sherritt
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• Steele
  ...s, on 5/11/1878 after talking to Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]], I started on the train from Benalla for Beechworth with a large party of men, including Const [[Co ...Twomey|Twomey]] says that he warned me about this when the police special train I was on with 16 or so other police traveling from Benalla to Beechworth st
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• Ward
  ...g in the direction of the [[Warby Ranges|Warby Ranges]]. I proceeded on my journey to [[Oxley|Oxley,]] [[Everton|Everton]] and the [[King River|Upper King]] a ...oa Robbery|10/12/1878]] I left [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] in the morning by train for Wangaratta, from there to [[Benalla Police Station|Benalla]], and at te
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• Wyatt
  ...ld a licensing meeting, which started, at about 5 pm. At 4.40pm, while the train was still going slowly from Violet Town a man, Watt a [[Telegraph|telegraph ...started back to the railway station, and when I had got twenty yards on my journey, I began to reflect upon the telegraph wire being down, and I came to the c
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• Euroa
  ...ft unlocked so that the station master could bank his money after the 3.30 train. The bushman was told that it was too late, and he then asked to see Mr [[S ...previously told the females to get themselves and the children ready for a journey. Before leaving the place,however Ned Kelly put the bank books in the stron
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• Railways
  What was it like to travel on the train? A trip from [[Longwood|Longwood]] to [[Wodonga (2)|Wodonga]]([[Alexandra T ...nted its own railway station. Railway workers were people with status. The train ment that people and goods could travel from place to place at speeds that
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