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At this spot there was a copse of trees where Ned Kelly stopped. He was seriously wounded during the siege at Ann Jones Inn, but managed to leave the inn undetected to warn his cousin Tom Lloyd and the sympathizers to not join the battle. He stopped here to remove his helmet and padded skull cap. Tom returned here to retrieve the skull cap and rifle that Ned left behind, but found them caked in blood.
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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.
