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Word: glenrowan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1957-1957
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...best of Nolan's paintings, Glenrowan Siege, is a free rendering of the Kelly brothers' last stand. Trapped in the hotel in Glenrowan, a small town astride the main railroad north from Melbourne, the Kelly gang's deadly rifle fire held off a company of troopers for 12½ hours until the authorities, who had sent for a twelve-pounder and detachment of garrison artillery, set the hotel on fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Kelly Rides Again | 7/15/1957 | See Source »

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