Stringybark Creek police killings
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The Stringybark Creek police killings were a notorious 1878 incident in Victoria, Australia, in which members of the Kelly gang shot and killed three policemen, escalating Ned Kelly’s outlaw status and leading to his eventual capture and execution.
All labels observed (1)
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| Stringybark Creek police killings canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14885002 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stringybark Creek police killings Context triple: [Ned Kelly, notableEvent, Stringybark Creek police killings]
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A.
Jackson State killings
The Jackson State killings were a 1970 incident in which police opened fire on students at Jackson State College in Mississippi during anti–Vietnam War and civil rights protests, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
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B.
Bama massacre
The Bama massacre was a deadly attack in 2014 by Boko Haram on the town of Bama in Borno State, Nigeria, in which hundreds of civilians were killed and widespread destruction occurred.
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C.
Marais des Cygnes massacre
The Marais des Cygnes massacre was an 1858 attack in Kansas Territory in which pro-slavery militants executed a group of free-state men, becoming one of the most notorious episodes of violence in the Bleeding Kansas conflict.
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D.
Corpus Christi massacre
The Corpus Christi massacre was a 1971 government-led attack on student demonstrators in Mexico City, in which paramilitary forces violently repressed protesters, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.
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E.
Ellenton massacre
The Ellenton massacre was an 1876 episode of racial and political violence in South Carolina in which white supremacist paramilitaries attacked and killed numerous Black residents to suppress their civil and voting rights during Reconstruction.
- 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: Stringybark Creek police killings Target entity description: The Stringybark Creek police killings were a notorious 1878 incident in Victoria, Australia, in which members of the Kelly gang shot and killed three policemen, escalating Ned Kelly’s outlaw status and leading to his eventual capture and execution.
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A.
Jackson State killings
The Jackson State killings were a 1970 incident in which police opened fire on students at Jackson State College in Mississippi during anti–Vietnam War and civil rights protests, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.
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B.
Bama massacre
The Bama massacre was a deadly attack in 2014 by Boko Haram on the town of Bama in Borno State, Nigeria, in which hundreds of civilians were killed and widespread destruction occurred.
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C.
Marais des Cygnes massacre
The Marais des Cygnes massacre was an 1858 attack in Kansas Territory in which pro-slavery militants executed a group of free-state men, becoming one of the most notorious episodes of violence in the Bleeding Kansas conflict.
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D.
Corpus Christi massacre
The Corpus Christi massacre was a 1971 government-led attack on student demonstrators in Mexico City, in which paramilitary forces violently repressed protesters, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.
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E.
Ellenton massacre
The Ellenton massacre was an 1876 episode of racial and political violence in South Carolina in which white supremacist paramilitaries attacked and killed numerous Black residents to suppress their civil and voting rights during Reconstruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.