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John O'Meally (June 1840 – 19 November 1863), known informally as 'Jack' O'Meally, was an Australia bushranger.He was recruited to join the Gardiner–Hall gang to carry out the gold escort robbery near Eugowra in June 1862, Australia's largest gold theft. [1]
Born John Hall to Rebecca and Anthony Hall, a cobbler, in Bishop's Head Court, near Gray's Inn Lane, Holborn, London.His date of birth is uncertain: before he was executed on 17 December 1707 he gave his age as 32, which would indicate that he was born in late 1673, or in 1674, but parish records show he was baptised at St Andrew Holborn on 18 January 1677.
Johnny Gilbert (c. 1842-1865) was an Australian bushranger who was shot dead by the police at the age of 23 near Binalong, New South Wales on 13 May 1865.. Gilbert was a member of Ben Hall's gang.
The gang's criminal exploits extended to raids on mail coaches, storekeepers, banks, and entire towns. On 24 October of the same year, Burke participated in an assault on the residence of Gold Commissioner Henry McCrummin Keightley at Dunn's Plains, near Rockley. During the ensuing confrontation, Burke sustained a gunshot wound to the stomach.
At the time of Ben Hall, Forbes was part of the Colony of New South Wales, in turn part of the British Empire. "Lachlan men" refers to people living near the Lachlan River, which runs through Forbes. A station is a large Australian livestock farm. "Traps" and "troopers" are old Australian terms for the police.
Investigators believe the gang is local and not connected to a national criminal enterprise. Nationwide, violent crime was down 15% in the first three months of 2024 compared to a year earlier ...
John Dunn appears as a major character in the 2016 feature film The Legend of Ben Hall, [7] [8] portrayed by Melbourne actor William Lee, who was cast partially due to his resemblance of the outlaw. [9] The film depicts Dunn's recruitment into the Ben Hall gang, his romantic involvement with Margaret Monks and the murder of Constable Nelson at ...
Jun. 11—MOSES LAKE — Members of the Moses Lake community came together Thursday evening at the Moses Lake Civic Center for a town hall discussion on gang activity and prevention, hosted by the ...