Three policemen were murdered by the Kelly Gang at Stringybark
Creek in October 1878.
The policemen were Constables Michael Kennedy, Thomas Lonigan
and Michael Scanlon.
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Stringybark Creek was the site of what was arguably Ned Kelly's worst crime - the murder of three policemen. Sergeant Kennedy and Constables Scanlon and McIntyre were murdered during an ambush on 25 October 1878.
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Kelly boy's were hiding out somewhere in the Wombat Ranges near
Stringybark Creek