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  • ...him on the Friday before the attack. All these letters were handed to the police on the afternoon of the Saturday in question. Mr Phelan was also in Mansfie ...but on the 4th of February he was paid for 95 meals at 1s 6d per meal. The police brought their own bedding. On Saturday the 20th, when in Mansfield, he spok
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  • '''Police organisation''' ...e shortcoming, for we learn, on the same authority, that "some of the police in this (the Avoca) district have not fired a shot for over 20 years. Surel
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  • ...illing his enemy,” he said, “was no murder.” He further said, “The police are my natural enemies.” He described the manner of the death of Kennedy, ...ng the police would never leave him alone. Prisoner did not pay me for the things he stole from me. What he stole was a revolver worth £3 10s., and clothing
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  • ...'' '''[[Places|places]]''' '''[[1833--events|events]]''' '''[[things index|things]]''' [[../../homeus.htm|../../homeus.htm]] The prisoner was not present in court and his Honor, Mr Justice [[Redmond Barry|Barry]], to whom the application was made, admitted it was
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  • ...o get any packers to undertake the task, so difficult was it deemed to be. Things now seemed to be in a fix, the packers who knew the ranges refused to bring ...us shanties, were in full swing. Had people only invested their money with justice and caution, Wood's Point would be equally as thriving to-day; but those wh
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  • ...strong asked a Chinaman who was passing to take a letter to the Beechworth police station. The Chinaman agreed, but returned shortly, saying he would not go. ...e complainant was informed that he must protect himself, as it was all the police could do there to look out for themselves. There are six constables at Glen
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  • ...etermination which characterised the final proceedings at Glenrowan. These things have all become so painfully apparent in the course of the inquiry that it ...quot; possible liberality," and deeply regret that they cannot, with, justice to themselves, bury all his alleged misdeeds in oblivion. Such inconsequent
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  • ...e upon the point that the white flag had been fired on, not by the regular police, but by the black trackers. The following is the statement in the sketch : ...report day 20 page 10|7,656]] is asked :– Did you let it be known to the police in any way that you wanted to get out ? – Yes. 7,657 – How ? There was
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  • ...in good stead when shortly afterwards he was appointed a lieutenant in the police force, and was in turn called on to vindicate the law. It is not given to e ...was Mr Nicolson, police magistrate, and recently assistant commissioner of police, who was with Mr Hare at the time; and that "my clerk" was Superi
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  • ...never to fire off the horse's back. Anyone who takes an interest in those things will know that it is an axiom introduced in all the late wars never to fire ...near them. However, their communications with each other are known to the police." This is important. "Until the gang referred to is rooted out of
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  • ...r has rather a short temper, and Captain Standish used to say rather nasty things, and Mr. O'Connor would not stand it, but it was made up the next morning, <span id="rc1329">[[#rc1329|1329]]</span> To make them amenable to justice?— Yes, just so, to catch the Kellys. It was his thought day and night—t
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  • ...tment for them to come back, but they never did come back, and so gave the police the slip. I myself saw [[Kate Kelly|Kate Kelly]] and one of the Lloyds goin ...ular in the one case that came under my knowledge, that those Queensland [[Police Tactics|trackers]] were highly efficient men, and that if a track were pick
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  • ...re supplied with a suitable supply of ammunition; that the strength of the police is equal to the requirements of the locality; that the duties of the statio ...s always on the move, and why should not the same course be pursued in the Police Department.
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  • ...deal of my knowledge of his character has been obtained in my capacity of justice of the peace. And I make this declaration conscientiously believing the sam ...finding him. I heard no orders to fire into the building; but observed the police to fire when they thought they saw a form at the window. I saw the house fi
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  • ...o you consider your paid agent an officer of the police?— The officer of police must, of course, himself have an [[agents|agent]]. People will not allow hi 19 Are the police stationed at [[Greta|Greta]] now quartered at the hotel?— Yes.
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  • ...n rally round any men who, by the commission of any crime, might bolt from justice, and whom they considered competent to lead them. That, I believe, is quite 32 Do you know those young men?— The police know them very well, those that are suspected. We cannot of course tell the
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  • == Recollections of a Victorian Police Officer by Sup John Sadleir == ...ays of Ballarat there is one showing that these roughs did not always have things their own way.
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  • == Recollections of a Victorian Police Officer by Sup John Sadleir == '''THE LONGMORE POLICE COMMISSION'''
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  • == Recollections of a Victorian Police Officer by Sup John Sadleir == ..., of clear understanding, and diligent, they might have accomplished great things.
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  • ...as married with a reasonably large holding for a settler. I think that the police used my brother and I as scapegoats for not being able to catch the '''Kell ...tter and I did not know that they were stolen. Was he the Thompson who the police could not find. In the end the case against me was adjourned. In the end th
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  • ...|Hart]] joined us from time to time when they got out of goal. The [[../../things/K_kellys/K_KellyGang.html|'''KellyGang''']] was forming as a force. We had See also the story of [[Bullocky Creek|Bullock]] Creek and the [[../../things/K_kellys/K_KellyGang.html|'''KellyGang''']].
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  • ...n Sherritt and my daughter]] ''',''' [[#l79|Later in 1879]] , [[#2ndcp|2nd Police Cave Party]] , [[#ein80|Early in 1880]] , [[#doAS|Death of Aaron Sherritt]] ...fourteen at the time when Aaron Sherritt died and described by one of the police as an old-fashioned boy.
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  • ...harassed we girls. This is part of what the '''KellyGang''' said about the police's treatment of us during this time in the Cameron [[KellyGang|Letter]]: Aaron [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]] told the police that he dropped over to Greta to see me. This may have happened earlier. ([
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  • ...t him to lead them to Power. While all this was going on I was held by the police on charges relating to a robbery at [[Kyneton|Kyneton]] until mid May when ...arry Power was behind bars for 10 years for robbery, I then came under the police spot light for a number of matters.
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  • ...a police to [[Standish|Standish]], and with [[Hare|Hare]] commander of the police hunting after the '''KellyGang'''. Some people saw me as a dour Scot and th I led the police team against the '''KellyGang''' '''''' from the time it was formed after t
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  • ...)This is a good example of the type of criticism a leader must endure when things do not turn out well. The fact is my men destroyed the '''KellyGang'''. ''' ...pointed to public service on 12/4/1854 and appointed Chief Commissioner of Police 1/9/[[1854-1863 Events|1858]]. I followed Captain Charles Macmahon.
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  • I was the police detective based mainly at Beechworth. In that role I chased the '''KellyGan ...icolson]] , [[#6|Spring 1879 Early 1880]] , [[#scp|Cave party]] , [[#paasp|Police at Aaron Sherritt's place]] , [[#26/6/1880|Death of Aaron Sherritt]] , [[#2
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  • I was the police magistrate based at Benalla. ([[Royal Commission report day 11 page 9|RC212 I came to the Benalla police station at about 9.30pm. ([[Royal Commission report day 19 page 2|RC5957]])
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  • ...lexandra shire was formed in 1869 '''Local Government''' '''[[Police Towns|Police]] Station''' '''''' '''[[Telegraph|Telegraph]] Office''' '''[[Post Office|Post Office]]''' SP Boyd postmaster '''Other things of interest''' There was a preoccupation about the need for a railway up th
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  • The [[Benalla Police Station|head quarters]] for the police operation against the '''KellyGang'''. [[../../things/C_community/C_bankt.html|'''Bank''']] Bank of New South Wales opened July 1
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  • ...[[people|people]] [[Places|places]] [[1833--events|events]] [[things index|things]] [[Documents index (4)|Documents]] ...rgus at KellyGang 19/10/1881 (8)|Argus19/10/81]]) Aboriginal community and justice ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at Kelly
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  • ...er. The town at that time had about three hundred inhabitants, there was a police station, where one mounted man was stationed, and it had two hotels and som ...to near Mansfield, giving excellent cover for any persons trying to escape justice'
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  • ...farmers. (Read about the Duffy Land Acts) ([[Recollections of a Victorian Police Officer Chapter XII page 5|Sadleir]]) While some farmers were able to selec ...ystem to attack the '''KellyGang'''. The law required that the selector do things to develop their property. They needed to clear the land and fence it etc.
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  • ...most famous of the police agents but there were a number of others. See [[Police Agents|names]]. ...r there was often a fine line between people who were prepared to help the police and those who wanted to hinder them. Standish was dismissive of many of Nic
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  • == The role of police agents == == <span id="List of police">[[#List%20of%20police|police agents at KellyGang]]</span> ==
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  • ... one of the things of the KellyGang story ...with the courts as they were growing up. The courts played a key role in a justice system that thought little about rehabilitation and more about punishment.
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  • The [[Kelly Home|Kelly family]] was accused by the police of living largely by stealing horses and cattle. ...to have long debates about the advantages and disadvantages of maintaining police stations in out of the way places like [[Glenmore Run|Glenmore]]. Such out
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  • ...known Mr [[Singleton|Singleton]], who is in command of the New South Wales police, [[Albury|Albury]] district '([[Royal Commission report day 4 page 9|RC1040 ...ss wondered how the Victoria police might compare with the New south Wales police ([[The Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at K
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  • ...and Headquarters''' Captain [[Standish|Standish]] was the Commissioner of police. When not off leading the hunt for the '''KellyGang''' he was based in Melb ...uct against the police or any other matter which the Chief Commissioner of Police may wish to have enquired into. ([[Royal Commission report day 1 page 13|RC
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  • The police out after the '''KellyGang''' got a travelling allowance of two shillings a == police pay at KellyGang ==
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  • == Structure of the Victoria police force == In [[17/4-4/10/78 Events|July 1878]] a change was effected in the police arrangements of the country districts. Beechworth and Mansfield and a porti
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  • == Police Search Parties == ... one of the things of the KellyGang story
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  • == The police at Aaron Sherritt's nome == '''Police arrive at the Sherritt home'''
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  • == Police Tactics == ... one of the things of the KellyGang story
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  • == Importance of the police aboriginal trackers == The police used aboriginal trackers to follow the '''KellyGang'''.
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  • == Police at KellyGang == ...dish wrote to Queensland and asked if Moses could returned to the Victoria police. ([[Royal Commission report day 29 page 3|RC11478]])([[Royal Commission rep
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  • ...lson|Nicolson]] assured the press that the reward would not be paid to the police ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/12/1878|Argus17/12/78]]) ...was of course lower than for the others. Almost all the money went to the police.
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  • &quot;One of the earliest combined movements of the police in pursuit of the outlaws was not calculated to favorably impress the mind ...ome on 2/11/[[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|1878]]. That was reported to the police on 5/11/1878. ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 14|RC1946]])
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  • ...'KellyGang''' suffered from the justice system in many different ways. The police were the main force used in the hunt for the '''KellyGang'''. The courts we [[Police Organisation|police organisations]]
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  • ...'..difficulties were interposed, by want of proper organisation among the police ..' The '''KellyGang''' took him at his word and wrote to Cameron. He did n ...ke notice of it, as it is no use in me complaining about anything that the police may choose to say or swear against me, and the public in their ignorance an
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  • ...n tried several times for perjury but got clear as this is no crime in the Police force It is a credit to a Policeman to convict an innocent man but any rnut ...l and the most of Police a they have got to hire cads and if they fail the police are quite helpless. But Flood can make a cheque single-handed he is the gre
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  • ...e that ever the sun shone on it seems that the jury was well chosen by the Police as there was a discharged Sergeant amongst them which is contrary to law th ...after my brother Dan and found him digging on Bullock Creek heard how the Police used to be blowing that they would not ask me to stand they would shoot me
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  • ...d not beat those before the others would come as I knew the other party of Police would soon join them and if they came on us at our camp they would shoot us ...rifles and breech loading fowling pieces and so much ammunition for as the Police was only supposed to carry one revolver and 6 cartridges in the revolver bu
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  • By April [[15-04-78 Fitzgerald incident|1878]] the police had had some successes against the locals and many of the Kellly's friends ...e boys refused to be arrested and they started a life in the bush with the police in pursuit.
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  • ...for those more competent, necessarily weakened that effective and complete police surveillance without which the criminal classes in all countries become mor ...were subjected to persecution or unnecessary annoyance at the bands of the police.&quot; ([[Royal Commission second Report Part III (page 6)|RC2nd reportIII]
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  • The police called people who supported the '''[[KellyGang|KellyGang]]''' sympathizers. ...tch on the police and their coming and goings. They also did lots of other things to assist the '''KellyGang'''. see ([[Royal Commission report day 47 page 9
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  • ...1880|Summary of the case for the Crown and for the Defence]] , [[#barry|Mr Justice Barry summed up for the jury]], [[#verd|Jury verdict]] , [[#ned|Ned Kelly's ...a full, and fair trial, and a chance to make my side heard. Until now the police have had it all their own way. If I get a full and fair trial - I don't car
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  • ... one of the things of the KellyGang story The Chief Secretary was the Colony of Victoria's minister for police. The position regulated many other aspects of local life and this made this
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  • ...d together have committed murders and have resisted and killed officers of justice whereby the lives and property of Her Majesty's subjects are in jeopardy an 2. Whenever after information made on oath before a justice of the peace and a warrant thereupon duly issued charging any person therei
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