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McDonnell's Railway Taven

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== location ==

[[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]] located on the eastern side of railway at Glenrowan opposite the railway station

== Beginnings ==

== Importance of McDonnell's Railway Tavern ==

McDonnell's was one the drinking haunts of the '''KellyGang's''' friends and sympathizers. It was also the place where you might be able to see Irish dancing or at least hear an Irish song. It was quiet different from [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Mrs Jone's]] Glenrowan Inn. It was owned by '''Paddy McDonnell''' and '''Mrs McDonnell''' was the land lady. Their son Jack played with Mrs Jones's son who was another '''Jack''' of about the same age '''Photograph'''

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== What was McDonnell's Railway Tavern like in the late 1870s ==

The hotel had been rebuilt in about 1870

== Links to the KellyGang ==

'''Euroa robbery'''

On the night of the [[ev78-12--2Euroa Robbery|Euroa]] robbery Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] spotted Mr McDonald in a darkened door way at the station looking to see who was on the train. Was he making sure that Sadleir and Ass Com Nicolson had acted on the false information and gone off in the wrong direction? ([[Royal Commission report day 49 page 5|RC16693]])

'''Glenrowan siege'''

[[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] and [[Steve Hart|Steve Hart]] arrived in Glenrowan on the evening of the [[ev80-06-28Glenrowan|26/6/1880]] and set up their base in the hotel. Many of their friends joined them there. See also ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (63)|JJK]])

One of the ill directed shots fired at some of police lying in the drain between the station and the railway gates, penetrated M’Donald 's Railway hotel just under the parlour window, and carried away a portion of the ornamental mantelpiece. ([[The Age (2)|Age29/6/80]]) ([[The Melbourne Daily Telegragh (2)|DailyTelegraph29/6/1880]]) ([[The Argus (37)|Argus5/7/80]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 6/8/1880|Argus6/8/80]])

Soon after the arrival of the police at about 3am on the day of the siege one of the police warned the press on the platform with, "there is a bad lot in that hotel over the road-keep a look out." There was also a scare from the direction of McDonnell's. ([[Royal Commission report day 26 page 2|RC10038]])

The hotel provided lunch to most of the people who watched the siege at Jone's [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Glenrowan Inn]]

It was also the base for Kelly family and the sympathizers.

Mrs McDonnell gave a statement to the Herald ([[Herald (7)|29/6/1880]])

The day after the Glenrowan Det [[Ward|Ward]] discovered five of the horses of the '''KellyGang''''s stabled at McDonnell's Railway Hotel ([[The Argus (14)|Argus30/6/80]]) ([[Sydney Morning Herald (33)|SMH30/6/80]]) ([[The Argus (39)|Argus5/7/80]]) ([[Ovens and Murray Advertiser at KellyGang 24/7/1880 (14)|OMA24/7/1880]])

Wild [[Wild Wright|Wright]] stayed around the hotel for a few days ([[Herald (11)|Herald30/6/80]])

Mr. [[Stanistreet (2)|Stanistreet]], found an oil can containing 45lb, of blasting powder, concealed behind a log in the vicinity of our Hotel. Previous to this a quantity of fuse was found in swags carried by the pack horses left by the KellyGang at our place ([[The Argus at KellyGang 3/7/80|Argus3/7/1880]]) ([[The Age (23)|Herald3/7/1880]])

== What happened at McDonnell's Railway Tavern after the Kelly Gang ==

== What is happening at McDonnell's Railway Tavern today ==

The hotel was knocked down in the 1950s or 60s and a motel complex was built next door. Some of the orginal bricks were used in the new building

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