Ned Kelly raid of 1879
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The Ned Kelly raid of 1879 was a notorious hold-up led by Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang, during which they robbed a bank and took hostages in the New South Wales town of Jerilderie.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ned Kelly raid of 1879 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3355629 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ned Kelly raid of 1879 Context triple: [Jerilderie, isKnownFor, Ned Kelly raid of 1879]
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A.
Glenrowan siege
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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B.
Eureka Stockade
Eureka Stockade was a pivotal 1854 miners’ uprising in Ballarat, Victoria, widely regarded as a key moment in the development of Australian democracy and workers’ rights.
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C.
James–Younger Gang bank raid of 1876
The James–Younger Gang bank raid of 1876 was a notorious failed robbery attempt by the outlaw gang led by Jesse James and Cole Younger that resulted in multiple deaths and marked the beginning of the gang’s downfall.
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D.
Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
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E.
John Brown’s raid of 1859
John Brown’s raid of 1859 was an armed abolitionist attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry intended to spark a slave uprising in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ned Kelly raid of 1879 Target entity description: The Ned Kelly raid of 1879 was a notorious hold-up led by Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang, during which they robbed a bank and took hostages in the New South Wales town of Jerilderie.
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A.
Glenrowan siege
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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B.
Eureka Stockade
Eureka Stockade was a pivotal 1854 miners’ uprising in Ballarat, Victoria, widely regarded as a key moment in the development of Australian democracy and workers’ rights.
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C.
James–Younger Gang bank raid of 1876
The James–Younger Gang bank raid of 1876 was a notorious failed robbery attempt by the outlaw gang led by Jesse James and Cole Younger that resulted in multiple deaths and marked the beginning of the gang’s downfall.
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D.
Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
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E.
John Brown’s raid of 1859
John Brown’s raid of 1859 was an armed abolitionist attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry intended to spark a slave uprising in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bank robbery
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bushranger raid ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jerilderie bank robbery
ⓘ
Jerilderie bank robbery ⓘ
surface form:
Jerilderie raid
|
| chronology | occurred after the Euroa robbery and before the Glenrowan siege ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| describedIn | Jerilderie Letter ⓘ |
| endDate | 1879-02-10 ⓘ |
| facetOf |
Australian colonial history
ⓘ
history of bushranging in Australia ⓘ |
| follows | Euroa bank robbery ⓘ |
| genre | bushranging ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
colonial policing in New South Wales
ⓘ
public perception of Ned Kelly ⓘ |
| hasPart |
attempt to publish the Jerilderie Letter
ⓘ
capture of the Jerilderie police ⓘ impersonation of police officers ⓘ robbery of the Bank of New South Wales at Jerilderie ⓘ taking of hostages ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| leader | Ned Kelly ⓘ |
| location |
Colony of New South Wales
ⓘ
Jerilderie, New South Wales ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Jerilderie Letter ⓘ |
| motivation |
political protest
ⓘ
robbery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
holding townspeople hostage in a hotel
ⓘ
publicly denouncing police and authorities ⓘ taking over the Jerilderie police station ⓘ |
| participant |
Dan Kelly
ⓘ
Joe Byrne ⓘ Ned Kelly ⓘ Steve Hart ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kelly Gang activities
ⓘ
criminal career of Ned Kelly ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Ned Kelly
ⓘ
surface form:
Ned Kelly gang
|
| pointInTime | February 1879 ⓘ |
| result |
increased police efforts to capture the Kelly Gang
ⓘ
temporary control of Jerilderie by the Kelly Gang ⓘ theft of money from the Bank of New South Wales ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Dan Kelly
ⓘ
Joe Byrne ⓘ Ned Kelly ⓘ Steve Hart ⓘ |
| startDate | 1879-02-08 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ned Kelly raid of 1879 Description of subject: The Ned Kelly raid of 1879 was a notorious hold-up led by Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang, during which they robbed a bank and took hostages in the New South Wales town of Jerilderie.
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