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Kelly Tree - VIC

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -36.873081 146.200699

DMS: 36º 52' 23.09" S 146º 12' 2.52" E

UTM: 55 H 5918909mN 428763mE

Altitude: 783.89m

Address & Contact

Archerton VIC 3723

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.victoriashighcountry.com.au/listing/stringybark-creek

Information

Ability Access is possible to the Kelly Tree viewing area from the carpark. This is the famous location where the shoot-out between police and the Kelly Gang took place on 26 October, 1878. The Gang surprised the police at their camp and, in the ensuing gun battle, three policeman were killed. A police memorial has been erected here also a historical walk.

Stringybark Creek historical area and the Kelly Tree is located 50 kilometres south from Benalla. See separate listing for campground information.

PlaceID	153872

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mount Buller at 02/01:30pm EDT

Distance from Kelly Tree 36.9km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
15.1°C	9.1°C	66%	8.8°C	hPa	0.0mm	N	30km/hr 16knots	43km/hr 23knots

Closest Climatic Station

Edi Upper

Distance from Kelly Tree 27.96km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.1	29.5	26.2	21.2	16.5	13.1	11.9	13.3	16.2	19.8	23.8	27.0
Mean Min. °C	14.0	14.0	11.2	8.2	5.9	4.4	3.5	3.8	5.4	7.1	9.7	11.4
Mean Rain mm	60.3	64.2	61.0	57.4	90.9	116.4	126.3	120.7	103.4	81.8	87.5	74.2