This source is a research poster produced on the orders of the Governor of New South Wales, George Robinson, as a method of advertising the reward offered for the capture of Ned. Kelly, Dan Kelly, Joseph Byrne and Stephen Hart, known collectively 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 cooperation of the colonial governments of Victoria and New South Wales at the time in order to show a united front against outlaws. The document itself was probably printed on large pieces of paper and posted in major cities like Sydney and Newcastle as well as smaller, outlying areas in which the Kelly Gang was known to hide out as they fled the police and the trackers who were looking for them. The obvious reason behind printing the wanted poster was to lead to the capture or murder 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 (approximately AU$1,500,000 today) for the capture of gang members for the murders of several police officers at Stringybark. Creek following their escape from their home. There was also an underlying reason for the significant increase in the reward and distribution of wanted posters, which is not as obvious and has its roots in the social tension of the time. Before this poster was published, the Kelly Gang robbed a bank in Jerilderie, New South Wales, and destroyed a large number of mortgage and loan agreements, which was a common practice of the gang during their spree criminal. What made Jerilderie special was the middle of the paper. Under his leadership, the Kelly Gang robbed several banks where they destroyed loan and mortgage repayment records. This meant that bankers were potentially losing large sums of money, which were now untraceable. By increasing the reward for the gang's capture and displaying posters in populated areas, it was demonstrated to these bankers that the colonial governments were taking a strong stance against the gang's actions and would not allow the theft of the crown and private properties unanswered. From this source we can see that there was great frustration with the lack of progress in capturing or killing the Kelly Gang. Evidence of this is the fact that at the highest levels of the colonial government, officials were willing to take direct action to facilitate this, showing that this was a problem that reverberated through all levels of society at the time..