John Fuller (1830 - 1865)

Born 30 Apr 1830 in Appin, New South Wales, Australia

Died 9 Apr 1865 at age 34 in Peechelba Station, Victoria, Australia

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Daniel Morgan is described as the most ^[1]blood thirsty of all the Bushrangers he ranks alongside Alexander Pearce, John Lynch and Thomas Jeffries. He used a number of alias such as 'John Smith, ^[2]Billy the Native, Sydney Native, Dan the Breaker, Down the River Jack, Jack Morgan,Dan Morgan and Mad Dog Morgan.

Biography

John Fuller was an Australian Bushranger

Daniel (Dan) Morgan who's real name is thought to be John Fuller, although the ^[3] Sydney Moring Herald 25th July, 1905 said his real name was Samual Moran and both his parents were convicts.He was born at Appin, New South Wales, the illegitimate son of Mary Owen and George Fuller and attended the Catholic school at Campbelltown ,as a child, John Fuller was adopted by a man known as "Jack the Welshman" in 1847 the John found employment on a station on the Murrumbidgee as a stock-rider,he worked at the station for seven years, his criminal history began under the name 'John Smith his occupation was a jockey, he was sentenced to twelve years hard labour for highway robbery at Castlemaine, Victoria, on 10 June 1854,in June 1860 he was released from the prison ship the Success on a ticket-of-leave for good behaviour, he failed to report to the police in the Ovens police district.

He was very quiet until 1863, when he came known as Dan Morgan the bushranger, using aliases such as John Smith, Billy the Native, Sydney Native, Dan the Breaker, Down the River Jack, Jack Morgan,Dan Morgan and Mad Dog Morgan'he found work as a horse breaker and station hand. He stole a prized horse belonging to the Evans family, Evan Evans, with fellow squatter Edmond Bond, tracked him to his camp Jack was badly wounded but escaped into the Eastern Riverina and western New South Wales this would become his hideout, although he frequently went to North-eastern Victoria.

Sergeant David Maginnity

Daniel Morgan used the alias Billy the Native from 1863, he was involved in several major robbery under arms and included the bailing up of Henry Baylis police magistrate, near Urana a reward of £200 was posted for him dead or alive although he had yet to be identified as a murderer. On 19 June 1864 during a raid on Round Hill station he shot the overseer John McLean who died three days later, on 24 June Daniel Morgan approached two mounted troopers, Sergeant David Maginnity and Trooper Churchley Morgan shot and killed Sergeant David Maginnity near Tumbarumba Churchley ran away (although he later insisted that his horse had bolted when the shot sounded), and left his colleague, who died from his wound Churchley was later dismissed for cowardice the reward now reached £1000

Sergeant David Maginnity headstone

A more recent plaque

In September the Police were fired upon when searching for Morgan and Sergeant Smyth died of wounds the site has been marked by a memorial stone it is two kilometres west of the Henty on Pleasant Hills Rd (the Lockhart road).

On 8 April 1865, Morgan held up the McPherston's family at Peechelba Station , unaware that the station's co-owner George Rutherford lived close by Alice Keenan, the Macphersons nurse, went to Rutherford, who rounded up his workforce, picked and armed five men and sent them to watch at Peechelba homestead along with Police and armed men from the district

The next morning as Morgan was leaving the property, he was surrounded by police He was shot once in the back, just above the shoulder blade, by John Windlaw a station employee ^[4]Morgan^[5] died of the wound that day he was buried at Wangaratta Cemetery.

Photo of Daniel Morgan after death National Library of Australia

sources

1. ↑ Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954) p.11; 21st May 1911 Article Dan Morgan a blood thirsty Bushranger
2. ↑ Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899) p2; 29th April, 1865 Article THE EARLY CAREER OF THE NOTORIOUS BUSHRANGER, DANIEL MORGAN.
3. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) p.5; 25th July 1905 Article Daniel Morgan
4. ↑ Illustrated Sydney News (NSW : 1881 - 1894) p6; 19th July 1890 Article Death of Morgan the Bushranger
5. ↑ The Forbes Advocate (NSW : 1911 - 1954) P.4; 30th May 1919 Article How Morgan died

• The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) p.3; 31st May 1919 Article The story of Dan Morgan

• Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser (NSW : 1904 - 1932) p.4; 31st May 1919 Article Dan Morgan Bushranger

• The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) p.5; 12th April,1865 Article Inquest into the death of Daniel Morgan

• John McQuilton, 'Morgan, Daniel (Dan) (1830–1865)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/morgan-daniel-dan-13109/text23717, published first in hardcopy 2005, accessed online 10 May 2019.This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Supplementary Volume, (MUP), 2005

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-D5V2 : 13 December 2015), Daniel Morgan, 1865; Burial, Wangaratta, , Victoria, Australia, Wangaratta Cemetery; citing record ID 53976850, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2VWH-1J3 : 24 June 2015), Daniel (Mad Dog) Morgan, died 09 Apr 1865; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Wangaratta Cemetery, W

• Photo of Dan Morgan after death National Library of Australia out of copyright
• Sergeant Maginnity a thin Blue Line
• Daniel Morgan Wikipedia