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.

Death of Mr. John Sadleir (27/09/1919)

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Post date 27/09/2021
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Mr. John Sadleir, who died at Elsternwick (V.), on September 22, aged 86 years, was born in Ireland in 1833, and arrived in Victoria on November 12, 1852. At the suggestion of an ex-officer of the 75th Regiment, whom he had known in Ireland, he joined (on December 1, 1852) the Police Cadets, a special corps formed by Governor Latrobe. Many members of this corps subsequently rose to high rank in the police force of Victoria, and it is believed that Mr. Sadleir was one of the last two survivors of it.

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History News Reports Sub-Inspector O'Connor and the Queensland native police The Glenrowan Archives

Death of Stanhope O’Connor (Various articles, September 1908)

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Post date 02/09/2021
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The death of Mr. Stanhope O’Connor, one of the senior members of the Stock Exchange of Melbourne, was announced on Tuesday. The deceased gentleman came under public notice in Victoria at the time of the Kelly gang, as he was then lent by the Queensland Government, with a troop of blacktrackers, to assist in the task of bringing the bushrangers to justice.

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Edward (Ned) Kelly History News Reports The Glenrowan Archives

Departure of Ned Kelly (06/08/1880)

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Post date 06/08/2021
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Some time on Saturday morning, rumors were rife in Melbourne, says the Age, to the effect that Ned Kelly, who was expected to appear before the City Police this Monday morning, was not to undergo examination here, but was to be taken hence to Beechworth. Inquiry proved that this was correct, but as the authorities kept all proposed movements profoundly secret, a difficulty arose as to determining when and how the notorious outlaw would be deported to Beechworth.

Tags Beechworth, John Buckley Castieau, Melbourne Gaol, Ned Kelly, Trial

History News Reports Superintendent Hare The Glenrowan Archives The Police

Death of Mr. Hare P.M. (11/07/1892)

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Post date 11/07/2021
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A very wide circle will learn with deep regret of the death of Mr. Hare, P.M., which occurred at Rupertswood, Sunbury, the country residence of Sir William Clarke, yesterday afternoon. Some three months ago Mr. Hare was seized with an attack of diabetes, and until recently he was under special treatment at Mr. T. N. Fitzgerald’s private hospital, where he went through a successful operation, and recovered sufficiently to seek a change at Rupertswood.

Tags Francis Augustus Hare, Obituary

History News Reports The Glenrowan Archives The Kellys

Mrs. Kelly interviewed (17/05/1881)

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Post date 17/05/2021
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Her residence, a four-roomed slab hut, with a bark roof, stands in the middle of a paddock comprising about 40 acres. It is within a short distance from a mountain called Quarry Hill, whence a good view of the surrounding country can be obtained. Within the paddock there were two or three horses and as many cows, and there were a few fowls and a tame kangaroo about the house. But the place presented a gloomy, desolate appearance. There was a very small kitchen garden, but there was no other land under cultivation. Some of the panes of glass in the windows were broken, and, excepting that some creepers had very recently been planted at the foot of the verandah posts, no attempt had been made to beautify the house, or make this home look homely.

Tags Constable William Canny, Dan Kelly, Detective Michael Ward, Ellen Kelly, Glenrowan, Grace Kelly, Inspector Alexander Brooke-Smith, James Reardon, Michael Reardon, Royal Commission, Sergeant Arthur Loftus Maule Steele, Steve Hart

Captain Standish History The Glenrowan Archives The Police

Death of Captain Standish (20/03/1883)

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Post date 20/03/2021
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The illness of Captain Frederick Charles Standish, the late chief commissioner of the Victorian police force, terminated fatally yesterday. He died at the Melbourne Club about half-past 5 o’clock. For some months the condition of his health had been such as to leave little hope of other than a fatal ending. About two years ago he had a slight attack of apoplexy , and since that time he has been gradually failing. He was suffering from disease of the heart and of the liver, and there were also indications of softening of the brain.

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History News Reports Superintendent Hare The Glenrowan Archives The Sympathisers

Destruction of the Kelly Gang: Further Particulars (05/07/1880)

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Post date 06/03/2021
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The meagre items of news that became disseminated during the early part of the day were made the foundation of some sensational narratives with regard to the proceedings of sympathizers with the Kellys. It transpired that there had been a scene of disorder at Greta. Hart and some other friends of the outlaws indulged in some wild threat, stating their determination to prevent an inquest being held. An official report received during the morning reported that fifty armed men had joined Hart and his friends. The Chief Commissioner of Police (Captain Standish), who had returned to Melbourne, sent a body of armed police to the district by the earliest train, and another detachment was sent from Wangaratta, but consequent on the great excitement prevailing in the district the police were very guarded in their movements.

Tags Dick Hart, Francis Augustus Hare, Frederick Charles Standish, Kelly Sympathisers

History News Reports The Glenrowan Archives The Railway

Ned Kelly’s Last Stand – One Glenrowan Survivor (22/02/1930)

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Post date 05/03/2021
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In his home at Glenhuntley he still treasures the relics of that memorable morning when the reign of terror of the Kelly gang came to an end. In a green baize he keeps the revolver which he took from Ned. It is the weapon that Kelly took from the police sergeant at Jerilderie when the gang held up the town and robbed the bank. A chip from the handle shows where one of the police bullets caught Ned. Kelly’s thumb at Glenrowan. Another interesting relic in Mr Dowsett’s possession is the long boot worn by Kelly in the final fight. It was used as evidence at the trial and shows the hole made by one of Sergeant Steele’s bullets. The mustard tin in which Kelly kept his ammunition shows two holes made by the bullets fired at him by Dowsett. One of the bullets was found inside the tin, and is shown by Mr Dowsett as evidence of his good aim.

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Glenrowan History News Reports The Glenrowan Archives

Hero of Glenrowan – Thomas Curnow Mourned (27/12/1922)

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Post date 27/12/2020
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Officers of the Victorian Education Department joined on Friday in the expressions of general regret of the death of Mr. Thomas Curnow, the hero teacher who saved the train containing 40 police and a number of Pressmen from destruction by the Kelly gang of bushrangers, at Glenrowan, 42 ½ years ago.