Sydney Daily Telegraph (NSW : 1879 -1883), Saturday 3 July 1880, page 7
THE BATTLE OF GLENROWAN AND STORMING OF KELLY CASTLE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SYDNEY DAILY TELEGRAPH.
Sir, — The next time the police forces of Victoria attempt the taking of such a strong hotel as Jones’s wooden building, alias Kelly Castle, I would suggest that they should lay proper siege to the place, and not rashly expose themselves, sheltered only by trees and logs, to the fire of the besieged; but dig trenches and rifle-pits, and throw up proper earthworks. Why, there were only 50 police, armed with rifles and revolvers, against three men in ploughshare armour; so how could they effect an entrance to the place, although the doors were left so invitingly open? Their great desire to save life (police life) was most commendable, although their firing so many volleys into a wooden building, containing over 20 inoffensive men, women and children, after they had obtained reliable information as to the number and quality of the besieged, was rather an oversight. I would recommend the Victorian Government to afford proper police protection to the police themselves, by putting the whole force in ploughshare armour. They might then perhaps boldly advance to the capture of any future bushranger, provided the said bushranger was not similarly protected. The medals to be distributed to these gallant heroes of Glenrowan should be something of this kind — say a white feather on shield pale milk and water, and the motto “Discretion is the better part of valour.” — Yours, &c.
Sir LUCIUS O’TRIGGER.
Glenrowan 