This source is a wanted poster produced on the orders of the governor of New South Wales, George Robinson, as a method of advertising the reward offered for Ned's capture Kelly, Dan Kelly, Joseph Byrne and Stephen Hart, collectively known as the Kelly Gang. The poster was printed in 1879, signed by the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales, Henry Parkes and the Attorney General of Victoria, Bryan O'Loghlen. The poster was likely created through the collaboration of the colonial governments of Victoria and New South Wales at the time to show a united front against the outlaws. The document itself was probably printed on large pieces of paper and displayed in major cities such as Sydney and Newcastle, as well as smaller, more outlying areas where the Kelly Gang were known to hide as they fled the police and pursuers hunting them. The obvious reason behind printing the wanted poster was to lead to the capture or killing of the Kelly Gang. By 1879, the gang had already been on the run for a year, with the two colonial governments now jointly offering £8,000 (about $1,500,000 AUD today) for the capture of gang members for the murder of several police officers in Stringybark. Creek who follows them fleeing from their homes. There was also an underlying reason behind the significant increase in the reward and distribution of wanted posters, which is not so obvious and has roots in the social tension of the period. Prior to the publication of this poster, the Kelly Gang robbed a bank in Jerilderie, New South Wales and destroyed a large quantity of mortgages and loan agreements which was standard practice of the gang during their crime spree. What made Jerilderie special was the fac… paper medium… it ran, the Kelly Gang robbed several banks where they destroyed records of loan and mortgage repayments. This meant that bankers potentially lost large amounts of money which was now untraceable. By increasing the reward for the gang's capture and displaying posters in populated areas, these bankers were shown that colonial governments were taking a strong stance against the gang's actions and would not leave the theft of the crown and private property unanswered. From this source, we can see that there was considerable frustration with the lack of progress in capturing or killing the Kelly Gang. Evidence of this is seen in the fact that at the highest levels of colonial government, officials were prepared to take direct action to facilitate this, it shows that this was an issue that reverberated throughout all levels of society at the time..