Thursday,
21 August 2025
The 145th anniversary of the Kelly gang’s last stand commemorated

The Ned Kelly Discovery Hub welcomed close to 200 visitors over the weekend, marking the 145th anniversary of the Kelly gang's last stand in the deadly Glenrowan siege on 28 June, 1880.

Occupying the Glenrowan Inn, with several hostages, the Kelly gang fired on police making a frontal attack under moonlight.

Police had arrived on a train which the gang had failed to derail by removing railway tracks...

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