A Beechworth attraction based on a certain bushranger welcomed its 80,000th visitor this week.
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The Ned Kelly Vault in the town’s historic precinct opened in 2014 as a partnership between Indigo Council, the Burke Museum and supporters like the volunteers who staff the facility.
Burke Museum manager Cameron Auty said the vault housed regional Victoria’s most extensive collection of Ned Kelly artefacts and memorabilia.
“Key objects on display are Ned’s death mask, Dan Kelly’s pistol, Ned’s favourite rifle ‘Betty’, the original table from Ann Jones’ Inn at Glenrowan that shows the scars and bullet holes from the infamous siege, as well as pop culture items including ‘Shot’, Sir Sidney Nolan’s final Kelly painting,” he said.
Mr Auty said the visitation milestone showed this history still fascinated people.
“This is a great time for cultural heritage around the Kelly story,” he said.
“We are telling the story in deeper and richer ways than ever before.”
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