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|origin = South Island, New Zealand
|origin = South Island, New Zealand
|foundation = 1862
|foundation = 1862
|headquarters = Maungatapu track, New Zealand
|headquarters = South Island, New Zealand
|commanders = [[Richard Burgess]]
|commanders = [[Richard Burgess]]
|agents = [[Thomas Kelly]]<br>[[Philip Levy]]<br>[[Joseph Sullivan]]
|agents = [[Thomas Kelly]]<br>[[Philip Levy]]<br>[[Joseph Sullivan]]
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|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Robbery
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Robbery
|type of villains = Criminal Gang}}
|type of villains = Criminal Gang}}
The '''Burgess Gang''' was a four-man crime gang active along the Maungatapu track on South Island, New Zealand, from 1862 - 1866. They were responsible for the 1866 Maungatapu murders, in which they robbed and murdered five people in two separate incidents.  
The '''Burgess Gang''' was a four-man crime gang active on South Island, New Zealand, from 1862 - 1866. They were responsible for the 1866 Maungatapu murders, in which they robbed and murdered five people along the Maungatapu track in two separate incidents.  


==History==
==History==