Image 13: Police trackers recruited from Aboriginal tribes in Queensland

Although the title of this photograph states that they were 'recruited', these trackers were actually sent by the Queensland Government to assist in the hunt for Ned Kelly against the wishes of the Victoria Police.
Police trackers recruited from Aboriginal tribes in Queensland during hunt for the Ned Kelly Gang in north-east Victoria circa 1880. From the collection of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A1200, L81522.