[3][4] In Australia, he was officially known as "Convict 27-2626"[2] and was assigned to Stowford, John Lipscombe's remote farm[5][6] near the then frontier area of Bathurst.
A third party from Bathurst, led by Police Magistrate Thomas Evernden, travelling to greet the governor did discover them and he later sent constables to arrest and imprison them.
[5] Evernden then cancelled his promised ticket of leave (possibly out of fear of the governor learning and questioning him about it) and Entwistle was compelled to continue his trip to Sydney and return to farm labour.
Heading east, they stole firearms, horses, and supplies from numerous farms while also recruiting or coercing scores of other convicts to join them.
The gang, led by Michael Kearney,[8] had grown to more than 50 members[7] by the time they arrived at the Evernden farm, seeking revenge and triggering the Bathurst rebellion.