Police Memorial - Mansfield, Vic, Australia - Australian Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The Historical Marker is one in a series, called 'Ned Kelly Touring Route Mansfield'. It is a printed metal sign, set at an angle, atop a metal post, directly opposite the Police Memorial monument in the centre of the large roundabout at the intersection of Maroondah Highway (aka High Street) and Highett Street. It has a historic photo of the monument - showing a smaller roundabout, which can be somewhat replicated. The text of the sign reads:

'This memorial was erected in memory of the three policemen killed by the Kelly Gang at Stringybark Creek (30km from here) in 1878.

'Only Constable McIntyre returned to Mansfield alive having escaped the scene to raise the alarm. There was immediate sympathy for the three policemen and a collection was started for the families of Michael Kennedy and Thomas Lonigan. It was also proposed that a memorial be erected. The memorial was made by J Hanson of Melbourne - thee company that also made the impressive tombstones at the Mansfield Cemetery for the murdered policemen. A large crowd attended the unveiling of this memorial in 1880 while the Kelly Gang was still on the run.

'Captain Standish, Chief Commissioner of Police, gave a speech saying "this public testimony to these leaders of the rising criminal class cannot but have a beneficial influence on those whose duty has to be carried out at considerable personal hazard".'

Address: Roundabout of Maroondah Highway and Highett Street, 3722, Mansfield, Vic, Australia

Visited: 1213, Sunday, 6 January, 2019
[On my way home from a week of camping with 2,000 youth and leaders at Molesworth.]

Age/Event Date: 1878; 1880 Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only Type of Historic Marker if other: Sign with photo Related Website: [Web Link] Historic Resources.: Mansfield Historical Society

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