Glenrowan

Glenrowan is a small, one street town located 184 kilometers west of Melbourne. It has a population of 952, and is able to get by. Glenrowan is mainly famous as the last stand of bushranger Ned Kelly. The story of Ned Kelly is a famous one. Ned Kelly was a Irish-Australian bushranger considered by some to be a folk hero by standing up to English oppression. After killing three policemen in a fight, Ned and his gang went on the run for three years in the bush. In 1880, authorities finally tracked him down to Glenrowan where a final gunsight ensued. in the dawn of the next day, Kelly emerged in his homemade armor and tried to escape. He was shot in the leg, captured, and sent to Melbourne to be tried. He was tried, convicted, and swiftly executed. Glenrowan now thrives by exploiting the Ned Kelly gunfight and legend.