Ned Kelly-Australian Bushrangers Royal Commission

The Royal Commission Book

While books like Ian Jones 'Short Life' are excellent
All they are is an educated guess to the real accounts of the Police and The Kelly Gang.
This book is the real thing!

I have one edition of the Royal Commission Book for sale, click HERE

The minutes of evidence taken before the Royal Commission on the Police Force of Victoria 1881...
720 pages in length, 17,786 Questions and 42 pages of Appendices!
Every Kellyana collectors dream, this book is an exhaustive read. It examines over 60 witnesses, ranging from The high ranking Police involved, to eyewitness accounts of Curnow, the Sherrits, Rev. M. Gibney, Margaret and James Reardon and many more.

The Appendices include Police expenditure, Description of the Kelly Gang's Horses and Brands, Reported appearances of the Kelly Gang including Police action taken, Supt. Hare's report and Prisoner statements.

Most of the 250 copies printed were sold to libraries, if you can find one, you have an instant heirloom!

The Pioneer Facsimile Reprint was released to the public in 1968, bound in buckram and available through Angus & Robertson Rare Book Department for a price of $69AUD The Book is splendidly produced, and will continue to appreciate in value as it will not be reprinted!

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Police Commission - Charges Against Members of the Police Force

First of all... I bought this of Brian McDonald. Thanks mate, ya know she's in safe hands!
This is the original 1881 Document regarding remarks upon the second progress report of the Royal Commission on Police. Twenty pages in length. An absolutely fascinating account of the responses to the Royal Commission findings from five Police officers ( Nicolson, Hare, Sadlier, Det. Ward and Constable Alexander), reading how these Police Officers describe each others reports as 'Infernal Bosh and twaddle'. Superintendent Hare and Assistant Commissioner of Police Nicolson attempt to justify their laziness, jealousy, expenditure and ineptness during the reign of the Kelly Gang. With an original price of £5.10.0, there were 800 copies printed at a cost of £19. Highly collectible! For sale? Not on ya life!