Patrick Bernard Daley (1844 - 1914)

Born 6 Jul 1844 in Black Range, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Josephine (Kelly) Daley — married 1882 in Hay, New South Wales, Australia

Died 29 Apr 1914 at age 69 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Patrick Daley was an Australian Bushranger

Patrick Daley was born at Black Range near Boorowa on 6 July 1844. Patrick's mother Ellen Downey was irish she immigrated as a child with her family on the Calcutta, in October 1838. She was only 14 years old when she married John Daley who arrived as a free settler around 1840, she died from measles at the age of thirty six leaving as inscribed on her tombstone in Grenfell, a husband and nine children to mourn her loss.

Patrick was raised on the 26,000 acre property Arramagong near Grenfell with his cousins, the O'Malley's the eldest O'Malley John would be shot dead in November 1863 while raiding the Campbell farm at Goimbla and John's younger brother Patrick would also be convicted of bushranging John introduced him to Ben Hall, John Vane, Alex Fordyce, Fred Lowry, Harry Manns, Jimmy Dunleavy and Pat Connors, who were all destined to go down in bushranging history.

Patrick Daley did not start bushrangering until January 1863 in February 1863 Ben Hall and Daley raided the Pinnacle police station, robbing it of arms and ammunition he then joined up with Ben Hall and John O'Malley, They next held up a store at Big Wombat owned by Myer Solomon, and stole money, horses, guns, clothing and stores a young boy picked up a revolver during the robbery and pointed it at the bushrangers, but was forced to drop it when one of the bushrangers placed a gun to the head of Mrs Solomon and threatened to kill her.

On 11th March, 1863 Inspector Norton in charge of the police party was cornered by the two gang members, but they let him go, Inspector Pottinger following Daley's tracks they found a horse at the top of a gold mine shaft, the police called on whoever was down there to come up, and when there was no answer, they smoked him out by throwing burning bushes down the hole. Daley was arrested and when brought before the magistrate at Forbes no positive identification had been established, Bill Dargin an Aboriginal blacktracker piped up and said Mine know it, Patsey Daley like it brudder

Patrick Daley was convicted because of the armed robberies of George Dickenson, who ran the Commercial Store at Burrangong, and storekeeper Myer Solomon about 15 miles from Young. The conviction of the first crime to which he pleaded not guilty brought a penalty of ten years hard labour George Dickenson was robbed on the night of 2nd February, 1863 by five men who robbed him of five pounds, 3 ounces of gold, a revolver, three watches and some articles of clothing. Daley stood guard outside over him and two others but the number grew to eight or nine as people passing by were robbed.

The legal issue that arose, which the Judge indicated could be the last of its kind because the law was being remedied, revolved around whether Daley was present at the robbery given that he had remained outside on guard. The Judge took the view that Daley was "constructively" present although this interpretation was not free from doubt there was no indication that the jury was bothered by this legal distinction as it delivered its guilty verdict without retiring.

Daley pleaded guilty to the second charge and was sentenced to fifteen years hard labour with two other members of the Gardiner gang, Laurence Cummins and John Jamieson. Daley served ten of his fifteen years first at Darlinghurst and then on Cockatoo Island , and was released on 15 October 1873.

He was licensee and owner, of the Wrightville Family Hotel in 1891 in 1896 he had the Booroomugga Government tank, one of the many Government tanks which where needed for the old bullock routes. The tanks were spaced every 14 miles came with over 600 acres of land, yards, a cottage and sometimes an inn he acquired the Cobar "Terminus Hotel" in early 1911 for a sum of 2,265 pounds, the hotel being described at the time as one of the best beer houses in Cobar.

Patrick Bernard Daley died on 29 April 1914. In the end he was successful businessman he died from a heart condition at his sister's house in the Sydney suburb of Glebe, he was buried two days later at the Rookwood Cemetery .

Sources

• The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) p.3; 17th March 1863 Article Capture of Patrick Daley

• The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) p.6; 26th September, 1863 Article Lawrence Cummins-, John Jamison, and Patrick Daley were each sentenced to fifteen years, the first year in irons.

• Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1J-ZFC2 : 15 December 2015), Patrick B. Daley, 1914; Burial, Lidcombe, , New South Wales, Australia, Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria; citing record ID 149074319 Find a Grave

• Australia, New South Wales, Deceased Estate Files, 1880-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2T4-QCPC : 3 February 2017),

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