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== Overview ==
Before the Fitzpatrick incident the '''[[KellyGang|KellyGang]]''' moved lots of horses and cattle backwards and forward from Victoria to New South Wales. While there was some co operation between the police on either side of the [[Murray River at Kellygang|Murray]] River, the '''KellyGang''' exploited the gaps in the system. AssCom [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] told the Royal Commission about the problem and said, that while the stock are frequently recovered, the offenders, said to be New South Wales men, are never convicted. He continued, 'I can see no difficulty in bringing those offenders to justice, if the Ovens district police make systematic arrangements with the co-operation of the well-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]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 47 page 14|RC16222]])
The Sydney press wondered how the Victoria police might compare with the New south Wales police ([[The Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 23/11/1878|Alexandra23/11/1878]])
Prior to Jerilderie the New South Wales police had indulged in a good 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 soon have them in the prison cell. ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (37)|JJK]])
Sub Insp DJ Mears was stationed at [[Wagga Wagga|Wagga]] ([[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 6/7/1872 (2)|T&C9/7/1872]])
== police at KellyGang ==
An arrangement was made through the Inspector-General and with the police of New South Wales for the police of one district to communicate with the Victoria police ([[Royal Commission report day 1 page 19|RC212]])
== incidents ==
Wombat Murders
New South Wales police told to watch the border for the KellyGang. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/10/1878 (3)|Argus31/10/78]])
Four New South Wales constables are actively patrolling banks of the River [[Murray River at Kellygang|Murray]] near [[Mulwalla|Mulwalla]].
Although crossings might be made higher up by fishermen's boats, lagoons and creeks on other side of the River were in high flood. ([[Royal Commission report day 51 page 12|RC17309]])
We contributed to the Mansfield Police Memorial Fund ([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/7/1879|Argus1/7/79]])
NSW police could do a better job ([[The Argus at KellyGang 19/11/1878|Argus19/11/78]]) ([[The Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 23/11/1878|Alexandra23/11/1878]])
'''Jerilderie robbery''' See ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/2/1879 (3)|Argus12/2/79]])
The New South Wales police response ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/2/1879 (5)|Argus12/2/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/2/1879|Argus14/2/79]])
For weeks after this, two or three weeks, the New South Wales police kept reporting that the '''KellyGang''' was still in that country, in New South Wales. ([[Royal Commission report day 11 page 4|RC2035]])
Captain Moonlite captured ([[The Argus at KellyGang 18/11/1879|Argus18/11/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 19/11/1879|Argus19/11/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 20/11/1879|Argus20/11/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/11/1879|Argus21/11/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/11/1879|Argus22/11/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 28/11/1879|Argus28/11/79]])
'''Aaron Sherritt's death''' While standing orders had been worked out in advance for an event like this the police in Victoria did not give a copy to the New South Wales police. ([[Royal Commission report day 13 page 1|RC2757]])
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