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John Dunn (14 December 1846 – 19 March 1866) was an Australian bushranger. He was born at Murrumburrah near Yass in New South Wales. He was 19 years old when he was hanged in Darlinghurst Gaol. [1] He was buried in the former Devonshire Street Cemetery in Sydney .
John Dunn (14 December 1846 – 19 March 1866) was an Australian bushranger. He was only 17 years old when he joined up with Ben Hall and John Gilbert and became a member of their gang.
Dunn joined Ben Hall's gang in 1864 robbing coaches, stations, inns, and stores. Two years later he was captured, tried and hung for being an outlaw and murderer. In January 1865, Dunn had shot dead Constable Samuel Nelson in the robbery of Kimberley's Inn near Goulburn.
John DUNN was born 14th December 1846 at Murrumburrah near Yass. He associated with the Ben HALL and John GILBERT gang. On 26th January 1865 HALL, GILBERT, and John DUNN were involved in a hold up at Collector near Lake George.
Jan 18, 2023 · John Dunn the youngest member of the Ben Hall and Frank Gardiner gang of bushrangers. He was captured at the homestead of his grandfather John Kelly, some say it was his grandfather that informed, but this is not true, the inquest of another member of this gang, John Gilbert, Proves this.
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Mobs of bushrangers led variously by Ben Hall and Frank Gardiner flourished in the Lachlan Valley region of central western New South Wales in the 1860s. The bushrangers included John Gilbert, John O’Meally, Michael Burke, John Dunn, and others.