Where is Stringybark Creek located?
Q: Where is Stringybark Creek located?
A: Stringybark Creek is located in the Wombat Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
Q: What happened at Stringybark Creek on 26 October 1878?
A: Three policemen, Sergeant Michael Kennedy, Constable Thomas Lonigan, and Constable Michael Scanlan, were murdered while searching the forest for the Kelly brothers, who were wanted for the attempted murder of another policeman.
Q: Who were the Kelly brothers?
A: The Kelly brothers were wanted for the attempted murder of another policeman.
Q: What is the Toombullup State Forest?
A: The Toombullup State Forest is the area where Stringybark Creek is located, and it has been developed for visitors and includes picnic areas, camping, toilets, and walking tracks.
Q: What is the significance of the Police/Kelly Tree?
A: The Police/Kelly Tree is a tree near the site of two of the murders, and it has the names of the three murdered police carved into it, as well as a small copy of Ned Kelly's helmet attached to it.
Q: What caused great upset to the families of the murdered policemen?
A: The fact that a farmer had carved the names of the three murdered police into the Police/Kelly Tree as a memorial caused great upset to the families of the murdered policemen.
Q: Where is the memorial stone located?
A: The memorial stone was put in place in 2001, and it is located near the remains of the hut at Stringybark Creek.
