The Lake Mac Heritage Series was placed to pay homage to the people, places and events that contributed to building and pioneering the Lake Macquarie region. The pick and shovel were chosen in this geoart series to symbolise the hard work the people of Lake Macquarie put forth into the region.
Bushrangers Of The Lake Part 3
Robert Chitty
Robert Chitty was the next to join the gang. Born in Windsor, England in 1804, he had been a soldier in the British Army serving in Dublin. He was tried for desertion, and subsequently transported to the colony for fourteen years aboard the Sophia in 1823. He stood five feet four and a half inches tall, with a pale complexion. He had several tattoos and a scar, with light brown hair and hazel eyes. Chitty would have been a free man by 1837 had he not gone astray. He held a number of offices as a convict, but was charged with negligence in one instance and in another ran away with a female convict he was escorting to Newcastle Gaol. At the time he met with the Jewboy Gang he was an assigned convict to Matthew Chapman at The Grange near Dungog.
Richard Glanville
Richard Glanville joined the gang some time mid December, after robbing Dr Alick Osborne at his residence in present day Eraring. Glanville had been a soldier, transported in 1838 aboard Lord Lyndoch to New South Wales to serve fourteen years for desertion. He stood five feet nine inches tall, with a sallow complexion. His hair was dark brown and eyes were hazel.
Capture
Several myths have diverted from the truth about the gang. They did not terrorise the area for two years as some have noted, but in actual fact their escapades lasted for only around five months. During this time of freedom they:
terrorised eight police districts
raided at least thirty seven properties
beat any constable or settler they believed had wronged the community
vandalised properties
stole : horses; weapons; clothing; jewellery; food; alcohol; money
Convicts and ex-convicts provided information and sanctuary to the gang, which gave them a reputation similar to Robin Hood. Preservation of their own lives and liberty was the only reason for taking a life, and this was to happen on December 21 1840, when John Shea killed John Graham in an attempt to rob Thomas Dangar's store in Scone. There is a small plaque in the park at the corner of the highway and Gundy Road in Scone marking the location of the store and the killing. Davis, Everett and Glanville had bailed up the inhabitants of the St Aubin Arms while Marshall, Shea, Chitty and the unknown seventh man went to the store. Under the direction of Davis the men fled to one of their hiding places near Murrurundi. Six were finally captured after a brutal gun battle, and were committed for trial on February 24 1841 at the Supreme Court in Sydney. Shea was indicted for murder, the others for aiding and abetting him. All were sentenced to death by Chief Justice Sir James Dowling and were hanged on March 16 1841. Witness accounts report that Davis was the only one who had been repentant.
The puzzle
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*** The LMHS geoart was placed in conjunction with the OzGeoMuster 2018 mega event. The OzGeoMuster 2018 committee would like to thank the following people for their contribution to this series. ahomburg, day1976, sedgwickDave, The Morris, bobbiesgirl, and the_garbageman.***
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