period covered 1/12/1878-30/1/1879
before after
The events of the KellyGang story

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Date Person Place Event
12/1878      
2/12/78mo     (Argus)
3/12/78tu      
4/12/78we      
5/12/78th Wright Mansfield day in court for using abusive language
6/12/78fr     KellyGang cited at Gaffney's Creek (Argus)
7/12/78sa   Avenel Additional police sent to protect bank at Avenel (Argus)
8/12/78su Joe Byrne Euroa Joe Byrne met Ben Gould in Euroa
9/12/78mo Pat Quinn   Pat Quinn warned Nicolson that KellyGang up near Wodonga
afternoon


KellyGang



Faithfull's



The KellyGang came to Faithfull's Station and met Mr and Mrs Fitzgerald
Ned Kelly met Mr Macauley
James Gloster, the hawker arrived at Faithfull's Station
Euroa Robbery
10/12/78tu   Faithfull's  
morning
    Joe Byrne took 4 platelayers up to the homestead
1 pm
    Casement, Dudley, Tennant and McDougall captured by the KellyGang
2 pm
KellyGang   telegraph lineman came to Faithfull's Ck to investigate break in line
afternoon
  Euroa Ned Kelly, Dan Kelly and Steve Hart left Faithfull's Creek for Euroa
  KellyGang bank KellyGang stuck up the National Bank and took the Scotts away
4 pm
  Violet Town Mr Wyatt caught train from Violet Town to Euroa.
4.4 pm
Wyatt

Faithful's

Watt got off the train at Faithful's Creek Station, damaged telegraph wires
4.30 pm
Watt Euroa Licencing court hearing starts
5.pm
Wyatt   Mr Wyatt gets a buggy from Mr Hart at DeBoos's hotel
5.20 pm
Wyatt Euroa  
6.30 pm
Wyatt Benalla Mr Wyatt back at Euroa railway station
8 pm
Wyatt Benalla Mr Wyatt arrived at the Benalla police station
    Faithfull's KellyGang left Faithfull's Creek
8.30 pm
Nicolson

  Nicolson and Sadlier left Benalla for Albury to follow after the KellyGang
9 pm
Ward Benalla Det Ward arrived at Benalla
9.30 pm
Anderson Euroa Const Anderson left Euroa on train for Benalla
10 pm
     
11 pm
    Anderson arrived at Benalla
11.30 pm
Standish Melbourne Com Standish got news of the Euroa robbery
11.45 pm
Whelan Benalla Sgt Whelan telegraphed Nicolson
12 pm
Nicolson

Wodonga

Nicolson and Sadlier arrived in Wodonga and hear about the Euroa robbery
11/12/78we     (Age)(Argus)
2.30 am
Nicolson Wodonga Special train with Nicolson and Sadleir left Wodonga
3 am
  Euroa Police from Benalla arrived at Euroa
5 am
Sadleir Wangaratta Sadleir at Wangaratta
  Sadleir   Sadleir started search party through to Lake Rowan
6 am
Nicolson Benalla Nicolson arrived at Benalla
8.30 am
Nicolson   Nicolson at Faithfull's Creek
10.10 am
  Euroa First normal train due to arrive at Euroa
7.30 pm
    police left Euroa in hunt after the KellyGang
12/12/ th     (Age)(Argus)(SMH)
6.10 am
Standish   Standish left Melbourne
10 am
  Euroa Standish arrived by train arrived at Euroa
      police search party sent into the Strathbogie Ranges
pm
Hare   Hare arrived by train at Euroa to relieve Nicolson
  Nicolson   Nicolson left Kelly Country for Melbourne
13/12/78 f

Standish

  Standish and Hare took over command of the police hunting for the KellyGang (Argus)
  Vic govt

  Victorian Government lifted the reward for the arrest of the KellyGang to £2500
14/12/78 s


evening
Ben Gould Nicolson
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Melbourne
Glenrowan
Benalla
Ben Gould was arrested as asympathizer (Argus)
AssCom Nicolson had a discussion with the Chief Secretary
Cameron letter posted from Glenrowan
Col Anderson spoke to Standish about use of army to protect banks
15/12/78 s
  Artillery sent to protect the towns with banks
16/12/78 m     (Argus)
17/12/78 t     (Argus)
18/12/78 w     (Argus)(OMA)
19/12/78 t     (Argus)
20/12/78 f     (Argus)
21/12/78s     (Argus)
22/12/78 s      
23/12/78 m     (Argus)
24/12/78 t     (Argus)
25/12/78 w      
26/12/78 t      
27/12/78 f     (Argus)
28/12/78 s      
29/12/78 s      
30/12/78 m     (Argus)
31/12/78 t     (Argus)
1879      
  ThomLloydJ Beechworth Charge of Manslaughter is dismissed
1/1/79 w      
2/1/79 t Standish   Standish orders mass arrest of sympathizers
3/1/79 f



Jimmy Quinn
ThomLloydS
ThomLloydJ
JohnLloydJ
Beechworth
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arrested as a sympathizer and taken to Beechworth with about 20 others
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4/1/79 s     (Argus)(OMA)
5/1/79 su      
6/1/79 m KellyGang Greta KellyGang at Greta (Argus)
  Quinn John  

Wangaratta

John Quinn, Richard Strickland, William Strickland (William Woods) remanded
7/1/79 t KellyGang Greta
KellyGang at Greta (Argus)(OMA)
8/1/79 w     (Argus)
9/1/79 t     (Argus)(OMA)
10/1/79 f     (Argus)
11/1/79 sa   Beechworth Sympathisers remand hearing(Argus)(OMA)
12/1/79 su      
13/1/79 m     (Argus)
14/1/79 t     (Argus)
15/1/79 w     (Argus)(OMA)
16/1/79 t     (Argus)(OMA)
17/1/79 f     (Argus)
18/1/79 sa   Beechworth Sympathisers remand hearing (Argus)(OMA)
19/1/79 su      
20/1/79 m     (Argus)
21/1/79 t     (Argus)(OMA)
22/1/79 w   Euroa KellyGang seen 12 miles from Euroa (Argus)
Hare and Sadleir went to Euroa. (Argus)
23/1/79 t     bank holiday Wangaratta, Oxley, Milawa (Argus)(OMA)
24/1/79 f     (OMA)
25/1/79 sa   Beechworth Sympathisers remand hearing(Argus)
26/1/79 su      
27/1/79 m     (Argus)
28/1/79 t     police got intelligence KellyGang in Wombat Ranges (Argus)
29/1/79 w      
30/1/79 t     (Argus)(OMA)
31/1/79 f     (Argus)
     
       
       


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 -
30/6/1880

Sherritt
Glenrowan
1/7/1880 -
30/12/1880

Ned Kelly Trial
Execution
1881
Royal Commission
1882 -
Following years
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