John Vane's Narrative Analysis

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A few day 's prior to the above attacks on the stores at Burrangong, John Vane in his narrative states that whilst he and O 'Meally were separated from Ben Hall, Gilbert and Burke and after remaining with O 'Meally 's uncle at the Black Range near Burrowa, after their narrow escape from Sir Frederick Pottinger, the two bushrangers set up camp to overlook the road leading into the Twelve Mile Rush, here they came into contact with two young girls traipsing through the bush looking for strayed cattle, Vane advanced to enquire as to where the girls hailed from, some light banter ensued and they all went to see O 'Meally loitering nearby. On meeting the bushrangers the delighted girls asked if they were bushrangers to which Vane replied “no” and