Height above sea level: 230,
Latitude: 36.27.56 Longitude: 146.13.14
Location: 240km north of Melbourne
Highway: Hume Hwy
Nearest Major Town: Wangaratta
Nearest Airport: Wangaratta
Touring Area: Bushranger Country
Ned Kelly statue and Museum
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Population: 350, Height above sea level: 230, Latitude: 36.27.56 Longitude: 146.13.14 Location: 240km north of Melbourne Highway: Hume Hwy Nearest Major Town: Wangaratta Nearest Airport: Wangaratta Touring Area: Bushranger Country |
Ned Kelly statue and Museum |
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Historic bushranger town where Ned Kelly and his gang
fought with the police and Kelly was captured. Large statue of Ned in the main street.
Souvenirs and exhibits.
He later stood trial in Melbourne and was hanged. There is a massive statue of Kelly in the main street overlooking the shopping centre, and a replica of the Kelly homestead and blacksmith shop in Gladstone St. There is an hotel and a coffee lounge - cafe in the main street and it is not a long walk to stroll the length of the main street and absorb all the Kelly atmosphere. Nearby is the Warby Range State Park which extends 25km north of Glenrowan and has several lookouts over the surrounding countryside.  SEE GLENROWAN MAP PLACES OF INTEREST: ACCOMMODATION & SERVICES: WINING & DINING:  USE ACCOMMODATION SEARCH INFORMATION CENTRE: Information is available from Kate's Cottage in the main street. Accredited Information Centres are at Wangaratta and Benalla Wangaratta Visitor information Centre 100 Murphy St. Wangaratta. VIC 3677 Ph: 03 5721 5711. Fax: 03 5721 9867 Free Call 1800 801 065 Email: tourism@wangaratta.vic.gov.au HOW TO GET THERE: By car along the Hume Hwy from Melbourne or Sydney. |
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