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The Beechworth stone lock-up was bult in 1867 to hold prisoners. The male cell is on the left and the female cell is on the right. It is likely that Ned Kelly was held here before his trial in 1880. Also, his mother was probably held her before her trial a few years earlier. The courthouse is nearby to the north.
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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.
