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Euroa Bank Robbery - description given of outlaws Euroa Bank Robbery - description given of outlaws
Public Record Office Victoria
Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)
North Melbourne, Australia
On the 10.12.1878, the Kelly Gang made their way to the town of Euroa where they bailed up staff at the National Bank and escaped with 2,000. Two days later, a telegram lodged by Sergeant Burland of Hamilton, was sent to various police stations providing them with a detailed description of the outlaws.
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- Title: Euroa Bank Robbery - description given of outlaws Euroa Bank Robbery - description given of outlaws
- Creator: Public Record Office Victoria, Public Record Office Victoria
- Date Created: 1878-12-12
- Provenance: VPRS 4969 P0 Unit 1 Item 60 Record 1, VPRS 4969 P0 Unit 1 Item 60 Record 1
- Transcript:[Museum 301]POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS. No. of words 169 Time recd. 10.45 From HamiltonDate 12/12/1878Telegram for PoliceRe outlaws Euroa Bank robbery for description of offenders see discharged prisoners in P.G. S. for Ned Kelly 9-2-74 Dan Kelly 21-7-78. Steve Hart 17-[missing] Joe Byrnes 20-11-76 First offender having long beard grey tweed trousers & vest dark coat drab felt hat- Second Grey tweed trousers & vest black coat white felt hat third dark grey tweed suit white felt hat Fourth light grey tweed suit white felt hat Each hat supplyed with elastic chin band All their clothes are new having been taken from Hawker Jas Floster First rodeHide TranscriptShow Transcript
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