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Police captured Australian bank robber and cultural icon Ned Kelly (pictured) after a gun battle in Glenrowan, Victoria.
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Cultural icon
Person or artifact connected to cultural identity
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Ned Kelly
Australian bushranger (1854–1880)
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Glenrowan, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
Glenrowan is a town located in the Wangaratta local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is 236 kilometres north-east of Melbourne and 14 kilometres from Wangaratta and near the Warby Ranges and Mount Glenrowan. At the 2021 census, Glenrowan had a population of 1,049.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)