I can't remember what they had. The gro Ip from Mansfield had a pack horse carrying the guns. Remember it was 4 on to 2 as far as the police knew, and the Kelly's only had a revolver and a shotgun. 2 of the gang were not even armed when they first encounted the police.
I don't know if it was illegal for police to be out of uniform, though it was unusual.
I know it's hard to accept now, but I firmly believe the police went to find and kill the Kelly's.
There hasn't been a Royal commision into any other gangs before or since. Also where else did the police, their actions and behaviour result in so many demotions and evictions from the force? If the Kelly's were so bad why did the police agree never to visit the homestead again without a priest? And if they were such police haters why did at least 1 Kelly become a police officer?
