Glenrowan siege

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The Glenrowan siege was the dramatic 1880 standoff in Victoria, Australia, where bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang made their final stand against police, leading to Kelly’s capture and the gang’s demise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed standoff
bushranger conflict
historical event
after Kelly Gang
surface form: Kelly Gang declared outlaws under Felons Apprehension Act
chronologyWithin Ned Kelly’s criminal career
country Australia
describedBySource Royal Commission on the Police Force of Victoria (1881–1883)
newspaper reports of 1880
endTime 1880-06-28
follows Euroa bank robbery
Jerilderie bank robbery
surface form: Jerilderie robbery

Stringybark Creek police killings
genre bushranger era conflict
hasCause Kelly Gang plan to derail a police train
pursuit of the Kelly Gang by police
hasEffect end of the Kelly Gang
increased public debate about policing in colonial Victoria
mythologising of Ned Kelly in Australian folklore
hasPart attempted derailment of a police train
final gun battle between Kelly and police
hostage-taking of townspeople
Glenrowan siege self-linksurface differs
surface form: siege of the Glenrowan Inn
hasParticipant Dan Kelly
Joe Byrne
Ned Kelly
Steve Hart
Thomas Curnow
Victoria Police
hostages at Glenrowan Inn
location Glenrowan, Victoria
mainSubject Kelly Gang
Ned Kelly
notableFeature Ned Kelly’s bullet-resistant armour
involvement of civilian hostages
large number of police deployed
partOf history of Australia
history of Victoria
pointInTime June 1880
result capture of Ned Kelly by police
death of remaining Kelly Gang members
failure of the Kelly Gang’s derailment plan
significance final stand of the Kelly Gang
significantEvent burning of the Glenrowan Inn
capture of Ned Kelly
death of Dan Kelly
death of Joe Byrne
death of Steve Hart
use of homemade armour by the Kelly Gang
startTime 1880-06-27
state Victoria

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Ned Kelly notableEvent Glenrowan siege
this entity surface form: Siege of Glenrowan
Glenrowan siege hasPart Glenrowan siege self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: siege of the Glenrowan Inn