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Date Person Place Event
4/10/1880      
5/10/      
6/10/      
7/10/      
8/10/78 Secretan   First report to Sadleir from the detectives
9/10/78






MrsKelly






Beechworth






Mrs Kelly, Bill Skillion and Brickey Williamson found guilty of attempted murder of Const Fitzpatrick. Trail conducted before Sir Redman Barry at Beechworth. Bowman appeared for the Kellys and Chomley ran the prosecution case. Fitzpatrick gave evidence as did Dr Nicholson. Lindsay told the court that Fitzpatrick had told him that he had been shot by Ned Kelly and Sgt Steele gave evidence about the arrests. There was little cross examination of the prosecution's witnesses.
10/10/1878   Beechworth Trial continued (OMA10/10/78)
11/10/1878


  Beechworth


Francis Harty and Joseph Ryan were called as witnesses for the defence.
William Baumgarten and Samuel Kennedy were found guilty of recieving stolen horses from James Whitty
15/10/78

DanKelly

  Det Ward reported Dan Kelly working on Fifteen Mile Creek and search should be sent from Wangaratta and Mansfield to catch KellyGang.
17/10/78 Secretan   Secretan reported to Sadleir KellyGang camp
18/10/78 Sadleir   Sadleir's orders to Pewtress about Kennedy's search party.
20/10/78 Secretan   Secretan reported to Sadlier
21/10/78 Sadleir   Sadleir's last orders for Kennedy and the other search parties
24/10/78th Kennedy Mansfield Sgt Kennedy met SConst Kelly in Mansfield
Kennedy Const Scanlon Lonigan and McIntyre left Mansfield
25/10/78fr


KellyGang


Greta


SConst Strahan with Const Shoebridge, Thom and Ryan left Greta
KellyGang came accross the tracks of Sgt Kennedy+ between Table Top and the bogs; see Cameron Letter.
Murders at Stringy Bark Creek in the Wombat Ranges
26/10/78sa

KellyGang

StringyBarkC

Sgt Kennedy Const Scanlon and Lonigan murdered by the KellyGang at about 5pm.
weather very wet
  TomLloyd PowerLook In the evening Tom Lloyd met the KellyGang in the Wombat Ranges
  Ward   Det Ward at Power's Look Out. met Strahan, Shoebridge, Thom +
27/10/78su



KellyGang
Standish


Greta

Oxley

KellyGang saw the family, had a meal with William Tanner near Greta
Standish first heard of murders
KellyGang seen passing through18-feb-10 at night. They then went east to the Pioneer Bridge Hotel and Everton on the Ovens River
weather very wet
28/10/78mo

Standish

Melbourne

Standish saw Berry to arrange for extra weapons and men to chase KellyGang (Age)(Argus)
weather started to turn fine
3pm

Brook Smith

  Brook Smith on search party to Merriang, across the Buffalo.
later

Nicolson

Benalla
KellyGang at Sherritt's
special police train left for Benalla with Nicolson & SConst Kelly, Duross +
    Consts Kelly, James, Connor, Meehan, & I, from Benalla on a search party
29/10/78tu



Faulkiner

Ward


Wangaratta




Faulkiner out on a serach party, from Wangaratta, up King River to Mansfield
Det Ward at Isard's, met Consts Arthur and Thom.(Age)(Argus)
Lonigon and Scanlon buried (Argus)
30/10/78we KellyGang
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Parliament
The KellyGang camped on the Murray Flats west of Wodonga (Age)(Argus)(OMA)
Wild Wright released from custody in Mansfield (Argus2/11/78)
See extract from Hansard (Argus13/12/78)
  Government   Parliament passed the Felons Apprehension Act
      Duross at Violet Town. Ward at Wangaratta, met Nicolson
31/10/78th
5.30am
8am

   
Search party to find Sgt Kennedy left Mansfield.

Mr Sparrow told main search that he found Sgt Kennedy (Age)(Argus)
The KellyGang tried to cross on the punt at Bungawannah and visited William Baumgarten's family
1/11/78fr
1-2pm


Kennedy



Mansfield




Kennedy's body arrived in Mansfield
A post mortem was held into death of Sgt Kennedy (Age)(Argus)
  Ward   Det Ward at Mt Blowhard
  Sadleir Barnawartha Sadleir's report from Barnawatha on the hunt for the KellyGang.
  BrookeSmith Wangaratta Insp Brooke Smith arrived in Wangaratta
  Sgt Steele Benalla Sgt Steele arrived back in Benalla after a search party
2/11/78sa

KellyGang

  The KellyGang visited the Sherritt family including Aaron Sherritt
Nicolson saw Margery at Murray Flats, near Baumgarten's.(Argus)
    Wangaratta Insp Brooke Smith was in Wangaratta
KellyGang passed through Wangaratta
3/11/78su

KellyGang

Wangaratta

Early in morning the KellyGang passed through Everton and under the railway bridge in Wangaratta and on to the Warby Ranges.
 

Twomey
  Delaney brothers report the citing, Laing told Benalla about it. Not followed up
Const Twomey confirmed Delaney's citing, lack of response Brooke Smith
  Faulkiner

Mansfield

Const Faulkiner's serach party, from Wangaratta, arrived at Mansfield
SConst Kelly's search party from Greta? arrived Mansfield
      Faulkiner & Kelly arrived Benalla
4/11/78mo   Wangaratta Alexander arrived at Wangaratta (Age)(Argus)
12.15am
  Wangaratta

Const Faulkiner hears about KellyGang going to Warby Ranges at Wangaratta
2am
Steele   Const Twomey told Sgt Steele about the citing of the KellyGang on 3/11
5.45am
Brook Smith   Const Twomey told Insp Brooke Smith about the citing on 3/11
    Consts Twomey & Hayes confirm citing with Brooke Smith
5/11/78tu Ward Oxley report of 4 men at One mile Creek Bridge on Ovens River, arrived at Oxley (Age)(Argus)
      police got report that the KellyGang had visited the Sherritt's
6/11/78we Faulkiner   Faulkiner+ caught train to Beechworth, search hills towards Yackandandah
(Age)(Argus)
  Sadleir Everton Sadleir caught train to Everton thence to Taylor's Gap
Search in the Warby Ranges
2.30pm
BrookSmith

  Brook Smith and Kennedy took search parties to Yarrawonga and Lake Rowan
      Faulkiner+ search hills towards The Gap and the Warby Ranges.
8pm
Standish Benalla Standish went to Benalla to talk to Nicolson(Argus7/11/78)
10.30pm
Sadleir Beechworth Sadlier and SConst James came into Beechworth
Sebastopol Cavalcade
7/11/78th Nicolson   The morning of the Sebastopol cavalcade (Age)(Argus)
1.3am
3am
    police train left Benalla for Beechworth
Nicolson
& Standish, 9 const & a tracker arrived at Beechworth
4am
    police party left from Beechworth railway station
8/11/78fr BrookSmith Wangaratta Brook Smith and party including Johnson returned to Wangaratta.(Argus)
  KellyGang
Walter Lynch
Glenrowan
Mansfield
KellyGang met the train at Glenrowan
Walter Lynch's commital for sending threatening letter to Monk.
9/11/-8sa

Johnson

WarbyRange

Johnson took search party out, follow tracks of KellyGang. Brook Smith not arrive (Age)(Argus)
  Nicolson Fern Hills Nicolson was at Fern Hills.
10/11/78su

  WarbyRange

Police found pack horse B87 in Warby Ranges.
Johnson's party back in Warby Ranges
  Nicolson Greta Nicolson, SConst Strachan and Det Ward met possible agent at Greta
11/11/78mo

KellyGang

Glenrowan

KellyGang were last seen crossing the railway at Glenrowan heading for Greta (Argus)


Brooke Smith

Lynch
WarbyRange

Insp Brooke Smith + came back to Wangaratta from Warby Ranges, back8pm
Walter Lynch arrested; sending threatening letter to Monk.


    Last day for the KellyGang to turn themselves in under the Felons Appreh Act
12/11/78tu

Nicolson

WarbyRange

Nicolson, Brooke Smith+ led search party from Wangaratta to Warby Ranges (Argus)
  Steele Wangaratta Sgt Steele+ led search party from Wangaratta to Warby Ranges
  Sadleir Benalla Sup Sadleir+ led search party from Benalla to Warby Ranges
  Johnson   Const Johnson left Wangaratta in disgust
13/11/78we     (Argus)
14/11/78th     (Argus)
15/11/78fr

Williamson

  Brickey Williamson made a statement while in Pentridge Prison against the KellyGang.
Proclarmation declaring KellyGang outlaws read in Mansfield.
(Argus)
  Governor

  The Governor proclaimed KellyGang outlaws by the Felons Apprehension Act
16/11/78sa     (Argus)
17/11/78su      
18/11/78mo Barry   Const Barry arrived at Benalla to join the hunt (Argus)
19/11/78tu     (Argus)
20/11/78we      
21/11/78th     (Argus)
22/11/78fr      
23/11/78sa     (Argus)
24/11/78su
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Ward
Wild Wright

Mansfield
Det Ward visit agent on Black Range, Upper King.
Wild Wright used threatening language against Const Allwood
26/11/78tu     Threat to banks noted (Argus)
27/11/78we     (Argus)
28/11/78th Ward   Det Ward recovered two horses of police shot at Stringy Bark Creek. (Argus)
29/11/78fr Nicolson   Nicolson telegraphed -threat to Seymour bank (Argus)
30/11/78sa     (Argus)
     
       


1833 - 1853
1854 - 1863
1864 - 1873
1874 - 1877
1/1878 - 10/4/1878
11/4/1878 - 16/4/1878
Fitzpatrick incident
17/4/1878 -
3/10/1878

4/10/1878 -
30/11/1878

Stringybark murders
10/12/1878 -
30/1/1879

Euroa robbery
1/2/1879 -
30/4/1879
1/5/1879 -
30/7/1878

Hare replace by Nicolson
1/8/1879 -
30/10/1879
1/11/1879 -
31/12/179
1/12/1880 -
30/3/1880
1/4/1880 -
25/6/1880

Nicolson replaced by Hare
26/6/1880 -
30/6/188
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Sherritt
Glenrowan
1/7/1880 -
30/12/1880

Ned Kelly Trial
Execution
1881
Royal Commission
1882 -
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