Tracker, Trooper Barney
Meet the people of the KellyGang
story
Importance of Tracker, Trooper Barney
a Queensland aboriginal tracker who came with O'Connor
Links to the KellyGang
below, Arrival in Victoria ,
Glenrowan Siege
,
Reward Board , Royal Commission ,
Early service
, Later service , Family ,
Links to the KellyGang
Arrival
in Victoria 6/3/1879
I
and 5 other Queensland
trackers
with Senior Constable
King and Insp O
'Connor
had come down to Sydney by ship. We then travelled from Sydney to
Albury
by train. At 7 pm on 6/3/
1879. The
names of my fellow trackers were Corporal
Sambo
and Troopers
Hero,
Johnny,
Jimmy, and
Jack.
We arrived at Benalla at 2pm on 10/3/1879.(
RC1073)
Glenrowan Siege 28/6/1880
Special train leaves Melbourne to go to Beechworth
- follow up on death of Aaron Sherritt
We caught the train at Essendon
Train leaves Benalla
.
Arrive at Glenrowan
I arrived at Glenrowan by train at about 2.30
am on the morning of the siege with Sup Hare and took up a position infront
of the hotel
Later
Paddy Brown, and Monkey Brown came to Victoria to work as trackers
after with Sup Chomley. They were my
brothers. We all came from Queensland.(Age5/7/1880)
Following the meetings of the Reward
Board in December 1880 I recieved a reward of about £50
Family
wife ?...
children ?.... home ?..
What is happened to Barney
Please enjoy the story
of the KellyGang, but also remember that at least
10 people died and many more had their lives changed in ways that may still
be painful to some people.
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