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In the hills behind [[Beechworth|Beechworth]]
== Beginnings ==
A part of the Ovens [[Gold Mining|gold]] field ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1876 (3)|Argus22/1/76]])
== Importance of Stanley ==
Stanley was originaly known as Snake Gully or Nine Mile. It was a bustling gold mining town during the 1850's and 1860's.
By about 1857 there were over 5000 people residing in the district. '''Photograph'''
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== What was Stanley like in the late 1870s ==
The town had a number of hotels, a bakery, a general store, a brewery, a boot maker, a carpenter, a butcher and a sawmill.
== Facilities in Stanley in the late 1870s ==
'''Population''' 700 '''Hotels''' Star Hotel 1850s (J.A. Wallace) '''Schools''' '''Bank?''' '''Main Streets''' '''Local Government''' '''[[Police Towns|Police]] Station''' '''[[Telegraph|Telegraph]] Office'''
'''[[Post Office|Post Office]]'''
There was a [[Post Office|postal]] route bewteen [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] and Hillsbrough via Stanley
and between Stanley and [[Hurdle Creek|Hurdle Flat.]] '''Other things of interest''' '''Coaches'''
Royal Mail [[Coaches|Coaches]] left for [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] regularly
== Links to the KellyGang ==
AssCom [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] did not see Stanley in the dangerous district of the '''KellyGang''' . Two police stationed in town ([[Royal Commission report day 4 page 9|RC1043]])
Sgt [[Steele|Steele]] took a search party to the Stanley ranges; he thinks that was the [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|4/11/1878]] ([[Royal Commission report day 23 page 5|RC8866]])
'''What happened at '''Stanley''' after the time of the KellyGang'''
== Members of the Stanley community ==
Bryan and Isabella O'Neill lived at Stanley in the 1870s
The Royal Commission said it was a grave error to reduce the size of the Stanley police station ([[Royal Commission second (page 1)|RC2ndReport]]) '''What is happening at''' ''''''Stanley''' today''' Stanley has a general store a restaurant and the Stanley Country Pub.
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