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Lonigan, Scanlon and Kennedy's encounter with the Kelly Gang Lonigan, Scanlon and Kennedy's encounter with the Kelly Gang
Public Record Office Victoria
Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)
North Melbourne, Australia
Written two days after the Stringy Bark Creek murders, this incomplete 5-page telegram is a copy of the original, written by Sub-Inspector Pewtress in Mansfield. Sent from Benalla and addressed to the Chief Commissioner in Melbourne, the telegram describes the events of the murders committed. It includes details of McIntyres return to the police station to report the siege, the discovery of Scanlon and Lonigans bodies and the attempt to locate the body of Sergeant Kennedy. Page 5 of the telegram reveals the authors concern over his lack of men for duty, due to the search for the Kellys.
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- Title: Lonigan, Scanlon and Kennedy's encounter with the Kelly Gang Lonigan, Scanlon and Kennedy's encounter with the Kelly Gang
- Creator: Public Record Office Victoria, Public Record Office Victoria
- Date Created: 1878-10-28
- Provenance: VPRS 4965 Consignment P0 Unit 3 Item 30, VPRS 4965 Consignment P0 Unit 3 Item 30
- Transcript:POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS, VICTORIA [Benalla]To Chief Comm Police 28/10/1878 Address MelbourneCopy of telegraph from Mansfield report by Mr Pewtress. Constable McIntyre arrived at 4 oclock Sunday with news that he Kennedy Scanlan and Lonigan were out searching for Kelly at Stringy bark Creek. McIntyre and Lonigan were in camp Kennedy and Scanlan out searching the two Kellys and two men unknown came up armed with rifles ordered McIntyre to bail up he did not beingHide TranscriptShow Transcript
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