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The memorial commemorates Sergeant Edmund Parry who was shot dead in a gun battle between Police and the Hall gang at Jugiong on the 16th of November 1864. The memorial features a statue of the brave officer with his horse, and a storyboard explaining the legend of the gun battle.
In 1864, Johnny Gilbert, Ben Hall and John Dunn held up a mail coach between Gundagai and Jugiong and in the ensuing melee, shot and killed the 32-year-old Sergeantt Edmund Parry. The battle took place five kilometres from Jugiong. Sergeant Parry’s murderer, Johnny Gilbert, was killed by police in 1865 and is buried at Binalong.
Location
| Address: | Old Hume Highway (Riverside Drive) , Jugiong Memorial Park, Jugiong, 2726 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.823664 Long: 148.326496 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Crime |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 16-November-1864 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 16-November-1864 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 17th November, 2012 |
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NSW Police Force
Sergeant Edmund PARRY
Killed in the courageous
execution of his duty
on the
16th of November, 1864
in a gun battle with the Hall Gang
at Black Springs, Jugiong
New South Wales
