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    16 KB (1,620 words) - 11:44, 15 November 2015
  • ...ure of the district and the people imposed a most formidable task upon the police in pursuit of the bushrangers. ...vening, found the township in a great state of excitement. Two other small police parties in addition to Kennedy’s were at that time absent from their stat
    5 KB (849 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...Kellys, who doubtless were perfectly acquainted with the movements of the police, had deliberately planned to surround the camp by Stringy Bark Creek, and m
    5 KB (782 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...ut the later most of the people did not know, and conversation between the police and an inhabitant of the locality was in any case natural enough. ...nable to argument. She probably was not impressed with the capacity of the police for effecting a capture, and her answer was, ‘He has made his bed, let hi
    5 KB (825 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...t the Kellys were being provisioned and interviewed almost in sight of the police, the officers felt themselves compelled to suffer these things, and to rema
    4 KB (588 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...d to be Byrne and Dan Kelly had been seen riding towards the Murray, and a police party was sent up the river to watch a crossing place where a chain of hill
    3 KB (501 words) - 15:50, 20 November 2015
  • ...e with the treasure strapped upon it. When the gang were fired upon by the police, the pack horse, Aaron said, would be certain to break away. The obviously
    4 KB (660 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...e as to where the funeral was to be. In his turn he asked what brought the police. Mr Hare told him the tracker had followed his tracks, and Nolan expressed
    3 KB (597 words) - 15:50, 20 November 2015
  • ...ber by young Sherritt was a threatening letter to Detective Ward and other police, warning them of mischief to happen before the end of the month, and at the
    5 KB (793 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...ious letters and putting up in different places certain caricatures of the police, and also mentioned that he and Ned were discussing rival plans for stickin ...party and another more modern make of rifle taken from the New South Wales police at Jerilderie. The train in which Lloyd and Mrs [[Margaret Skillion|Skillio
    6 KB (1,023 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...es. This agent - usually known among the police as ‘the [[Diseased Stock Agent|diseased stock]]’ man - since this description of the outlaws was always ...omley]] [[Category:December 1817]] [[Category:Recollections of a Victorian Police Office]] [[Category:CH Chomley]] [[Category:history]] [[Category:book]] [[C
    4 KB (710 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • "I dressed and went down town, and found police installed in the telegraph office, and the whole town violently excited. Si ...ering what was going to happen. The horsemen proved to be Mr Powell, stock agent, and a groom from the [[Royal Mail Hotel|Royal Hotel]], Jerilderie, who cam
    5 KB (910 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...put it. After this, convictions were frequent, and, says Kelly, "The police became a nuisance to the family." At one period of his life Kelly desc ...it would be quite improper to have it published, but he admitted that the police were not in any way the aggressors at the Wombat, but were surprised and sh
    7 KB (1,163 words) - 21:06, 20 November 2015
  • ...ey generally tie up their horses.” I had previously been told by another agent of this clump of trees, where marks of horses having been tied up were to b ...eman. These people appear to know the difference between the footprints of police and other persons. However, the old woman could not be convinced she was wr
    8 KB (1,607 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...able not to interfere with the women. During the time I and several of the police were going up every Friday night to Beechworth to apply for the remand of t ...rking at them until the women came up. It appeared as if the dogs knew the police were their natural enemies. At first I used to make one of my men in the se
    15 KB (2,815 words) - 23:52, 20 November 2015
  • ...Nicolson) spoke of it, and since you recommended them to be taken into the police force.  Was it not your duty to make inquiries about this matter of sheep Question by Superintendent Nicolson—Could you not have used the police to ascertain for you who had lambs running about in that quarter?—Certain
    6 KB (1,100 words) - 15:46, 20 November 2015
  • ...son]] decided to alter the plan of campaign.  Supt Hare rushed parties of police around on any rumour, and had his men and horses worn out after their retur ...e number of men in the camp.  The Kellys would have annihilated the whole police party if they had been even one per cent as bloodthirsty as the daily paper
    7 KB (1,118 words) - 15:46, 20 November 2015
  • ...le, and, failing to do so, to place him and his team into the hands of the police.
    2 KB (382 words) - 21:04, 20 November 2015
  • ...arcus '''Brownrigg''', RN, and the clerk of petty session and Crown land's agent is '''E Brown,''' Esq. As if in mockery there is a miserable building in th
    6 KB (997 words) - 20:59, 20 November 2015
  • ...Esq., is the police magistrate; he also undertakes the duty of Crown Lands agent. The best thing about Moama is the Public School; for the inhabitants have
    5 KB (729 words) - 21:00, 20 November 2015

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