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What do I need to know?
These records relate to Ned Kelly but are not contained in the Ned Kelly Historical Collection. We have provided you with direct links to those records.
How do I search?
The declaration of Kelly Gang Members as outlaws
The petition by lawyer Gaunson to save Ned Kelly. Petition 1,2,3
Ned Kelly’s entry in the Central Register of Male Prisoners
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About these records
These records are not part of the Kelly Historical Collection. They can be found within in the inward correspondence files of the Chief Secretary’s Department and a number of other series. We have linked directly to these key files, which are in Record Series (VPRS) 3991, Record Series (VPRS) 1226 and Record Series (VPRS) 515, Victoria Police Record Series (VPRS) 937, and Crown Law Department series (VPRS) 266, VPRS 265, VPRS 1182, and VPRS 515.
Who created these records?
| 1855 - 1979 | Chief Secretary's Department | VA 475 |
Next Steps
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What are in these records?
Inward correspondence files of the Chief Secretary’s Department.
The declaration of Kelly Gang Members as outlaws under the Felons Apprehension Act 1878
The petition by lawyer Gaunson
Ned Kelly’s entry in the Central Register of Male Prisoners