Melbourne Gaol, Colony of Victoria
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Melbourne Gaol in the Colony of Victoria was a notorious 19th-century Australian prison best known for housing and executing the bushranger Ned Kelly.
All labels observed (1)
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| Melbourne Gaol, Colony of Victoria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14885014 — 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: Melbourne Gaol, Colony of Victoria Context triple: [Ned Kelly, placeOfDeath, Melbourne Gaol, Colony of Victoria]
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A.
Old Prison, Victoria
Old Prison, Victoria is a historic former jail in the Citadel of Victoria, Gozo, now serving as a museum that showcases centuries of Maltese penal history.
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B.
Fannie Bay Gaol
Fannie Bay Gaol is a historic former prison in Darwin, Northern Territory, now preserved as a museum and heritage site.
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C.
Trial Bay Gaol
Trial Bay Gaol is a historic 19th-century coastal prison and heritage site located near South West Rocks in New South Wales, Australia.
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D.
Old Wentworth Gaol
Old Wentworth Gaol is a historic 19th-century Australian prison in Wentworth, New South Wales, preserved as a heritage site and museum showcasing early colonial penal history.
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E.
Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Prison is a historic 19th-century former maximum-security prison in Western Australia, now preserved as a major heritage site and tourist attraction.
- 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: Melbourne Gaol, Colony of Victoria Target entity description: Melbourne Gaol in the Colony of Victoria was a notorious 19th-century Australian prison best known for housing and executing the bushranger Ned Kelly.
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A.
Old Prison, Victoria
Old Prison, Victoria is a historic former jail in the Citadel of Victoria, Gozo, now serving as a museum that showcases centuries of Maltese penal history.
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B.
Fannie Bay Gaol
Fannie Bay Gaol is a historic former prison in Darwin, Northern Territory, now preserved as a museum and heritage site.
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C.
Trial Bay Gaol
Trial Bay Gaol is a historic 19th-century coastal prison and heritage site located near South West Rocks in New South Wales, Australia.
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D.
Old Wentworth Gaol
Old Wentworth Gaol is a historic 19th-century Australian prison in Wentworth, New South Wales, preserved as a heritage site and museum showcasing early colonial penal history.
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E.
Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Prison is a historic 19th-century former maximum-security prison in Western Australia, now preserved as a major heritage site and tourist attraction.
- F. None of above. chosen
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