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The Glenrowan Inquiry (25/11/1881)

“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.”

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The Glenrowan Tragedy

“Sir,—Having seen several letters in reference to the Glenrowan tragedy, in which the writers are strongly condemning the police, I think that, although not belonging to that force, I might throw some light on the subject and explain the circumstances that resulted fatally to some of the unfortunate prisoners in the house at the time.”

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Dowsett’s Further Statement (13/07/1880)

“I came up with the train that left Benalla at 5 o’clock on Monday morning, and on arriving at Glenrowan I found they were still firing at the hotel.”

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Destruction of the Kelly Gang (29/06/1880)

Exclusive report on the siege for Argus by their reporter Joe Melvin, who was one of the reporters on the police special train. Also, witness accounts and a report on the Sherritt murder.

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Charge of Harbouring the Kelly Gang (26/11/1880)

Anne Jones, late of the Glenrowan Hotel, was charged before the Wangaratta Bench this morning, under the 275th clause of the Criminal Offences Statute, with harbouring a felon.

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Margaret Reardon’s Testimony

Margaret Reardon’s account of the Glenrowan siege, including her escape from the inn, from the 1881 Royal Commission.

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Dr. Nicholson’s Account (19 July 1880)

An account of the events at Glenrowan told by the medic who attended Superintendent Hare and Ned Kelly.

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Supt. Sadleir’s recollections

Extracts from Superintendent John Sadleir’s memoirs concerning the Glenrowan Siege and the events that led to it.

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Statement of Guard Dowsett (05/07/1880)

A first-hand account of Jesse Dowsett’s rescue of Margaret Reardon and his involvement in Ned Kelly’s capture.