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Structure of the Victoria police force

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In July 1878 a change was effected in the police arrangements of the country districts. Beechworth and Mansfield and a portion of Kilmore were combined, forming the North-Eastern district, and Superintendent Sadleir placed in charge, with his head quarters in Benalla.

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The problems with the police operations after the Stringybark Creek Murders

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The Royal Commission made the following conclusions about the problems that confronted the police at the time of the murders;
"The constables were found armed with revolvers that, under the circumstances, were comparatively useless. A few rifles were scattered throughout the district, but such was the inadequacy of the armament available that, upon the departure of Kennedy on his fatal expedition, the station at Mansfield was almost completely denuded of weapons. The parties who went out to search for the bodies of the murdered men were wretchedly equipped, and, before starting, the whole township had to be searched in order to obtain arms.
The majority of the police were unacquainted with the use of the more modern description of rifle, and were, in many instances, notoriously had bushmen, and ignorant of the country in which they had to search for the outlaws. Some also were indifferent horsemen. "(RC2ndreportyV)

The Berry Government acted quickly to turn the situation around

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Command of police in the hunt for the KellyGang and in North Eastern Victoria

After the Stringy Bark Creek murders Ass Com Nicolson was appointed to head the hunt for the KellyGang. After the Euroa robber he was replaced by Com Standish and Sup Hare. In June 1879 Ass Com Nicolson resumed command until early June 1880 when Sup Hare took charge again.

The operation was comtrolled from Benalla.

Police tactics in the hunt for the KellyGang

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police officers and police men involved in the hunt for the KellyGang

The following is a list of police, mainly those stationed in North Eastern Victoria, who were involved in the hunt for the KellyGang. See other members of the force who were examined during phase two of the Royal Commission

Milne J, p fc
Monkey Brown p t
Montford, p Sgt
Montfort William B, p Insp
Montiford, p c
Montgomery, p c
Montifort J, p mc
Moore, p c
Moors Henry,
Moses, p t
Mullane P, p sc

Neville pc
Nicolas, p Sup
Nicolson, Ass Comm

O'Connor, p Insp
O'Dwyer, p c
Orr, pc

Parker W pc
Perkins pc
Pewtress, p Insp
Philips William, p mc
Potter pc
Purcell, p Sup

Redding, p mc
Reilly T, p fc
Richards H, p c
Richards J pc
Richardson pc
Robinson, pc
Ryan C, p mc

Sadlier, Sup
Sambo, pt
Scanlan, p mc
Secretan, p det
Shoebridge, p sc
Singleton, p Sup (NSW)
Skehan, Thomas Cape, pc
Smyth R, p sc
Spider, p t
Standish, Commissioner
Steele, Sgt
Stephens G, p c
Strewart Hugh pc
Stillard JL. p mc
Stone pc
Stow JH, pc
Strahan, p sc

Thom H. p mc
Tommy, p t
Twomey Michael, p fc
Toohey J Insp

Vaughan pc

Waldron pc
Wallace WJR, p mc
Walsh Patrick, p fc
Walsh Thomas, pc
Ward M, p det
Welsh, p fc
Whelan James, p sgt
Wickam Richard, pc
Williamson D, pc f
Wilson PP, p mc
Winch, p Sup

Alexander A, p c
Alexander R, p mc
Alexander det
Allwood, p c
Anderson, p c
Archdeacon pc
Armstrong H, p fc
Arthur J, p mc

Baber, Sup
Barney, p t
Barry Daniel. p mc
Bell pc
Billy Nut, p t
Boulton pc
Boyd, pc
Bracken, H p c
Bray James pc
Broderick pmc
Brooke Smith, Insp
Brown, p det
Brown, Dick, p t
Brown, Joseph William pc
Brown, Monkey, p t
Brown, Paddy, pt
Brown, Peter, p t
Brownlee, p fc
Bulla, Moses
Bunker pc

Canny W, p mc
Carroll pc
Cawsey, p c
Chambers, Sup
Chomley, Sup
Coghlan p sc
Commons M. p mc
Comyn, pc
Connor, pc
Considine, pc
Costello M, p mc
Cox, p c
Crow, Jim, p t

Day, p c
Dakin, p c
Davidson JH Inspec
Davison p c
Deacon, p c
Decey, sgt
Devine, p c
Dixon JF, p mc
Dixon Jim, p c
Docarthy, pc
Dowling TP, p fc
Duff JA pc
Dungrey, pc
Duross W, p fc
Dwyer J, p fc
Dwyer T, p mc

Eason, p det
Elliott p sc

Falkiner, p c
Farrell, pc
Faulkiner AJ. p mc
Feeley pc
Fegan Sgt
Fenton A. p sgt
Fitzpatrick A, p c
Flood, Ernest, p msc

Forrestal M p mc
Gannon pc (Argus28/8/79)
Gascoigne P, p mc
Gilfedder, p sc
Glenny R, pc
Gobbin Sconst
Graham R, p mc
Graves p c
Green, p Insp
Gribbin p sc
Criffin pc

Hagger N, p mc
Hall, p sc
Hare, p Sup
Harry p c
Hartney det
Hayes, p c
Hays JJ p mc
Healey P, p mc
Hedberg pc
Hero, p t
Hewitt JM, p fc
Hodgson p c
Horwood p c

Irvine R, p sc

Jackey, p t
James, p sc
Jimmy, p t
Johnny, p t
Johnson C, p sc
Johnston J, p sc

Kabat p Sup
Keene p c
Keating p c
Kelly John, p sc
Kelly P, p fc
Kennedy, M sgt
Kennedy. p det
Kenny, p c
King, Tom p sc
Kirkham TH, p mc

Larner J p Sub Insp
Lawless, p c
Lewis John, p Insp
Lonigan T, p c
Love pc
Lynch, James, p Sgt


McCall, p c
McCulloch p Sup
McDonald P, p fc
McDonnell p c
McGuirk p c
McHenry, p c
McHugh Robert, p fc
McIntrye, p c
McInerney p c
Magor, p ?
Mason, p c
Maud, p sc
Mays, p sc
Meehan Thos, p
mc Meagor CF p mc
Mills. p sc

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