There is no evidence that Thomas Peisley died in prison, as some web-sites and other sources claim; the assertion that Thomas Peisley died “a few months after sentence” can be found here: Peisley the Bushranger, Wellington Times, 9 March 1936, page 4; the error is repeated in web-sites such as: Aidan Phelan (16 October 2018). "John Peisley: An Overview". A Guide to Australian Bushranging. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
Matthews, Mark. "Frank Gardiner". Ben Hall Bushranger. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
convictrecords.com.au
Elizabeth's mother was Sarah Green (alias Clayton); "Sarah Green". Convict Records. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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Pickard, John (October 2007). "The Transition from Shepherding to Fencing in Colonial Australia". Rural History. 18 (2). Cambridge University Press: 143–162. doi:10.1017/S0956793307002129. S2CID56310875.
There is no evidence that Thomas Peisley died in prison, as some web-sites and other sources claim; the assertion that Thomas Peisley died “a few months after sentence” can be found here: Peisley the Bushranger, Wellington Times, 9 March 1936, page 4; the error is repeated in web-sites such as: Aidan Phelan (16 October 2018). "John Peisley: An Overview". A Guide to Australian Bushranging. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
Gardiner’s revolver was probably loaded with quarter-ounce lead balls (one-fourth the size of the usual ammunition), which would account for the fact that the wounds to Middleton and Hosie were not fatal; see Dr. Bowlan’s testimony: Trial of Gardiner, the bushranger, Argus (Melbourne), 12 July 1864, page 7.
Middleton and Hosie, Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal, 28 August 1861, page 3.
Tuena, Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal, 24 July 1861, page 2.
Police Office, Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal, 4 September 1861, page 2.
Pickard, John (October 2007). "The Transition from Shepherding to Fencing in Colonial Australia". Rural History. 18 (2). Cambridge University Press: 143–162. doi:10.1017/S0956793307002129. S2CID56310875.
