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  • ..., 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • == 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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • ...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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  • 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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