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This is the site of McDonnell's Railway Tavern. The siege of the Kelly Gang happened on the other side of the railway tracks, at Ann Jones' Inn. Firework rockets were launched near this tavern to signal to Kelly sympathizers waiting to join the battle. The Kelly Gang planned to derail the police train, but that plan went wrong. The train did not derail and the police arrived in the early hours of the morning. The rockets were mistakingly launched. Fearing the sympathizers would ride into the police battle, Ned Kelly went out and turned them back. He then returned to the siege to rescue the others and was captured.
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Victoria is Australia's second smallest State and covers only 3% of Australia's land area but has the second highest population of all States and Territories. Victoria's mainland and islands have a total length of 2,512 kilometres coastline which is about 4.2% of Australia's 59,736 kilometres of coastline. Australia is the driest inhabited continent and Victoria is no exception although the state capital Melbourne has the reputation to have 4 seasons in one day. Victoria is located in the southeast of mainland Australia and includes the most southern point on mainland Australia at Wilsons Promontory National Park.
