“The report of the board appointed to consider Mrs. Anne Jones a claim for compensation for the destruction of her hotel was yesterday sent in to the Chief Secretary.”
Category: The Glenrowan Archives
A collection of archival material that records the events surrounding the Glenrowan siege and its aftermath from contemporary authors and witnesses.
“The board appointed by the Government to inquire into Mrs. Jones’s claim for compensation for loss of her hotel at Glenrowan, and the shooting of her child, during the attack of the police on the Kelly gang, on the 28th June, 1880, sat at the Benalla courthouse on Friday, the 18th inst.”
“The commission appointed to enquire into the claim made by Mrs. Jones for the destruction of her hotel at Glenrowan on the memorable occasion of the Kelly gang extermination, sat at the Court-house, Benalla, on Friday.”
“Mrs. Ann Jones, the licensee of the Glenrowan Hotel, which was destroyed by fire at the capture of the Kelly gang, was charged at the City Police Court yesterday with feloniously harbouring and maintaining the now deceased outlaw Edward Kelly.”
“The Kyneton Guardian states that a young man named George Metcalfe, son of Mr. Metcalfe, shoe-maker, Baynton-street, died in the Melbourne hospital on Friday.”
“It is stated that old Martin Cherry, who died from a gunshot wound received dur ing the attack by the police on Jones’s public house, had been shot by Ned Kelly. The following statement on the subject is furnished by a correspondent of the Benalla Standard.”
Death notices for Archibald McPhee and Horona McDonnell.
“One of all the persons who was confined in Jones’ Hotel, Glenrowan, on the memorable morning the police stormed the building, has sent an account to the Benalla Standard, describing how Martin Cherry met his death.”
“Sir, — I have with much pain read the sub-leader in your Thursday’s issue. To the credit of journalism be it said, it is very unusual to observe remarks in newspapers prejudicial to any person awaiting trial.”
“The registrar has granted ad ministration to the estate of Martin Cherry, whose property was valued at £101.”
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