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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glenrowan siege canonical | 1 |
| Siege of Glenrowan | 1 |
| siege of the Glenrowan Inn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Glenrowan siege Context triple: [Sidney Nolan Ned Kelly series works, depicts, Glenrowan siege]
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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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Cowra breakout
The Cowra breakout was a mass escape attempt by Japanese prisoners of war from a camp near Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, in August 1944, and is considered one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.
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Sumpul River massacre
The Sumpul River massacre was a 1980 atrocity during El Salvador’s civil war in which hundreds of civilians, many of them women and children, were killed by Salvadoran armed forces and allied paramilitaries near the Honduran border.
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D.
Turner's Falls massacre
The Turner's Falls massacre was a brutal 1676 attack by English colonial militia on a Native American encampment during King Philip's War, resulting in the deaths of many Indigenous people, including women and children.
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E.
Attack on Darwin
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Glenrowan siege Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Cowra breakout
The Cowra breakout was a mass escape attempt by Japanese prisoners of war from a camp near Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, in August 1944, and is considered one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.
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C.
Sumpul River massacre
The Sumpul River massacre was a 1980 atrocity during El Salvador’s civil war in which hundreds of civilians, many of them women and children, were killed by Salvadoran armed forces and allied paramilitaries near the Honduran border.
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D.
Turner's Falls massacre
The Turner's Falls massacre was a brutal 1676 attack by English colonial militia on a Native American encampment during King Philip's War, resulting in the deaths of many Indigenous people, including women and children.
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E.
Attack on Darwin
Attack on Darwin was a major World War II air raid by Japanese forces on the Australian town of Darwin in 1942, marking the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| 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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Subject: Glenrowan siege Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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