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NameYabbee
Description

Events in the life of Taungurung resistance leader Yabbee, also known as Billy Hamilton.

TypeOther
Subject Australian Wars
Linkbackhttps://australianwars.net:8080/person.php?id=2
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Content Warning

Colonial violence. Historical records contain racist language and attitudes.

Number of places18
ContributorDr Bill Pascoe
CreatorBill Pascoe
Publisher
Contact
DOI
Source URL
License
Allow ANPS? No
Citation
Usage Rights

Primary sources in the public domain. Research conducted with the Victorian Indigenous Research Centre with full support of elders on the steering committee.

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Added2026-08-22 14:39:09
Updated2026-08-22 14:48:42

🌏 Threat to shoot Winberree, Jacka Jacka, or Billy Hamilton

Placename
Goulburn
Type
Event
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Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.017826
Longitude
145.1280247
Start Date
1840-04-17
End Date
1840-10-17

Description

Stockholders said they would shoot Winberry, Jacka Jacka or Billy Hamilton if they met them.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
29
war_id
2505
people
Many of the most respectable, as well as wealthy and influential stockholders | Winberree, Jacka Jacka or Billy Hamilton
event_type
threat
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80f4
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=29
Source
LATE AFFAIR WITH THE ABORIGINES. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Saturday 17 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225005618
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Raid and killing at Waugh's Station

Placename
Waugh's Station, Delatite Station
Type
Event
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Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.1505726
Longitude
146.1318746
Start Date
1840-05-22
End Date
1840-05-22

Description

After demanding powder and ball, armed Aboriginal group, said to include Jacky, Winberri and Billy Hamilton raid Waugh's station. watchman and shepherd killed, 528 sheep driven off, and hut raided to 1200 pounds in losses.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
99
war_id
2505
people
Jacky | Winberry | Billy Hamilton
event_type
pursuit
direct_violence
True
pastoral_station
Waugh
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80f5
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=99
Source
COUNTRY NEWS. (1840, July 7). The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36852259; News of the Day. (1840, July 25). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), p. 2 (MORNING). Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32184120; PORT PHILLIP NEWS. Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844), Tuesday 8 December 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71620462; The Port Phillip District. (1840, July 28). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), p. 2 (MORNING). Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32184156
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Raid and killing at Mackay's station

Placename
Mackay's Station
Type
Event
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Location, Dates

Latitude
-36.503021
Longitude
146.6042824
Start Date
1840-05-29
End Date
1840-05-30

Description

Aboriginal group, armed with guns, raid Mackay's station. Horses killed, hut burned down and wheat destroyed in a 2 day siege. According to news reports the group included 'Jacky, Winberri and Billy Hamilton'. According to Dr Mackay's statement to Chief Protector Robinson, the leader was Merriman.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
98
war_id
2505
people
Jacky | Winberry | Billy Hamilton
event_type
pursuit
direct_violence
True
pastoral_station
Mackay
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80f6
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=98
Source
COUNTRY NEWS. (1840, July 7). The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36852259; ERRORS OF THE PRESS. (1840, June 24). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31725175; LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (1840, August 20). Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser (Vic. : 1839 - 1845), p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228130498; PORT PHILLIP NEWS. Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844), Tuesday 8 December 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71620462; SYDNEY. (1840, September 18). Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844), p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71620018
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Pursuit of Aboriginal people for recent murders

Placename
Melbourne / Naarm
Type
Event
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Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.8138721
Longitude
144.964431
Start Date
1840-06-08
End Date
1840-12-08

Description

Major Lettsom and six troopers of the mounted police arrived overland from Sydney in pursuit of Aboriginal people (said to be Jacky, Winberry, and Billy Hamilton) concerned in the recent murders at the stations of Messrs Waugh and Mackay.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
60
war_id
2505
people
Major Lettsom | six troopers of the mounted police | Jacky, Winberry, and Billy Hamilton
event_type
pursuit
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
Messrs Waugh and Mackay
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80f7
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=60
Source
PORT PHILLIP NEWS. Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844), Tuesday 8 December 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71620462
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Imprisonment of Aboriginal people in jail

Placename
Early Gaol, Melbourne
Type
Event
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Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.8175113
Longitude
144.957687
Start Date
1840-10-11
End Date
1840-10-11

Description

Those placed in irons were deposited in the jail and detained there, including Jagga Jagga or Jacky Jacky and Billy Hamilton.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
48
war_id
2505
people
Jagga Jagga | Billy Hamilton
event_type
imprisonment
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80f8
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=48
Source
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), Saturday 24 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2546927; PORT PHILLIP EXTRACTS. Commercial Journal and Advertiser (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), Wednesday 28 October 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226456914; PORT PHILLIP EXTRACTS. Tasmanian Weekly Dispatch (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1839 - 1841), Friday 30 October 1840, page 6 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233619804; PORT PHILLIP. South Australian Record and Australasian and South African Chronicle (London, England : 1840 - 1841), Saturday 17 April 1841, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245933622; PORT PHILLIP. Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), Saturday 24 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28652699; Port Phillip. Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), Saturday 7 November 1840, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32186480; THE BLACKS. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 14 October 1840, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225005950
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Thirty-three Aboriginal people jailed in irons

Placename
jail
Type
Event
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Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.8175113
Longitude
144.957687
Start Date
1840-10-11
End Date
1840-10-11

Description

Thirty-three Aboriginal people were selected, placed in irons, and deposited in the jail.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
63
war_id
2505
people
Thirty three | Jagga Jagga or Jacky Jacky and Billy Hamilton
event_type
detention; imprisonment
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80f9
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=63
Source
HIGHLAND COLONY. Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1839 - 1843), Tuesday 24 November 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31729927; PORT PHILLIP EXTRACTS. Commercial Journal and Advertiser (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), Wednesday 28 October 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226456914; PORT PHILLIP EXTRACTS. Tasmanian Weekly Dispatch (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1839 - 1841), Friday 30 October 1840, page 6 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233619804; Port Phillip. Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1839 - 1843), Thursday 29 October 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31729652; PORT PHILLIP. Hobart Town Advertiser (Tas. : 1839 - 1861), Friday 30 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/264585546; THE BLACKS. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 14 October 1840, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225005950
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Destruction of weapons and dogs

Placename
Merri - Yarra Corroboree ground
Type
Event
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Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.7893753
Longitude
145.0027452
Start Date
1840-10-12
End Date
1840-10-12

Description

The spears and waddies found with the Aboriginal people were destroyed, muskets were taken, and most of their dogs were put to death.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
50
war_id
2505
people
NULL
event_type
property destruction; killing
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80fa
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=50
Source
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), Saturday 24 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2546927; LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser (Vic. : 1839 - 1845), Monday 12 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228130297; PORT PHILLIP EXTRACTS. Commercial Journal and Advertiser (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), Wednesday 28 October 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226456914; PORT PHILLIP EXTRACTS. Tasmanian Weekly Dispatch (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1839 - 1841), Friday 30 October 1840, page 6 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233619804; Port Phillip. Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1839 - 1843), Thursday 29 October 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31729652; PORT PHILLIP. Hobart Town Advertiser (Tas. : 1839 - 1861), Friday 30 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/264585546; PORT PHILLIP. Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), Saturday 24 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28652699; Port Phillip. Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), Saturday 24 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32186095; THE BLACKS. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 14 October 1840, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225005950
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Release of Aboriginal prisoners from gaol

Placename
Early Gaol, Melbourne
Type
Event
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Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.8175113
Longitude
144.957687
Start Date
1840-11-16
End Date
1840-11-16

Description

Twenty Aboriginal people were discharged from the gaol under the warrant of Major Lettsom, and ten were retained.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
26
war_id
2505
people
twenty of the Blacks | Major Lettsom | ten were retained | Billy Hamilton
event_type
release; imprisonment
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80fb
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=26
Source
Domestic Intelligence. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 18 November 1840, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225005818; PORT PHILLIP. Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), Thursday 26 November 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36852410; Port Phillip. Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), Thursday 26 November 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32186933
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Release of twenty Aboriginal prisoners from gaol

Placename
Early Gaol, Melbourne
Type
Event
3D Viewer Google Maps Trove Search

Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.8175113
Longitude
144.957687
Start Date
1840-11-23
End Date
1840-11-23

Description

Twenty Aboriginal people who had been confined in gaol were set at liberty on Monday last.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
55
war_id
2505
people
Twenty of the aborigines
event_type
imprisonment; release
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80fc
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=55
Source
Port Phillip. Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1839 - 1843), Thursday 26 November 1840, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31729969; PORT PHILLIP. Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), Thursday 26 November 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12866707
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Billy Hamilton lodged in Melbourne jail

Placename
Melbourne
Type
Event
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Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.8136
Longitude
144.9631
Start Date
1842-12-29
End Date
1842-12-29

Description

Billy Hamilton was lodged in Her Majesty's jail at Melbourne to await trial.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
36
war_id
2505
people
Billy Hamilton
event_type
imprisonment; arrest
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80fd
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=36
Source
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Saturday 31 December 1842, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225008037; MELBOURNE. Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser (Vic. : 1842 - 1876), Saturday 4 February 1843, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71569020
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Shooting at Mr. Le Soueff

Placename
Mungallook Protectorate Station, Goulburn
Type
Event
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Location, Dates

Latitude
-36.617
Longitude
145.215
Start Date
1842-12-29
End Date
1842-12-29

Description

Billy Hamilton shot at Mr. Le Soeffe with intent to murder him.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
35
war_id
2505
people
Billy Hamilton | Mr. Le Soeffe
event_type
attempted murder; shooting
direct_violence
True
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80fe
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=35
Source
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Saturday 31 December 1842, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225008037; JUDICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 11 January 1843, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225009900
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Arrest of Yabee (Billy Hamilton) under warrant

Placename
Mungallook Protectorate Station, Goulburn
Type
Event
3D Viewer Google Maps Trove Search

Location, Dates

Latitude
-36.617
Longitude
145.215
Start Date
1843-02-10
End Date
1843-02-10

Description

Billy Hamilton of the Goulburn tribe was apprehended under a warrant for threatening to take the life of Mr. Assistant Protector Le Soueff.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
37
war_id
2505
people
Billy Hamilton | Mr. Assistant Protector Le Soueff
event_type
arrest; threat
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf80ff
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=37
Source
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 15 February 1843, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225008521; PORT PHILLIP. Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Saturday 14 January 1843, page 8 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36232413; SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Colonial Observer (Sydney, NSW : 1841 - 1844), Wednesday 11 January 1843, page 5 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226360512
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Yabbee (Billy Hamilton) bound over to 'keep the peace'

Placename
Court of Quarter Sessions, Western Market
Type
Event
3D Viewer Google Maps Trove Search

Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.8188598
Longitude
144.9602822
Start Date
1843-02-13
End Date
1843-02-13

Description

Billy Hamilton was placed at the bar of the Police-office and bound over to keep the peace for six months.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
38
war_id
2505
people
Billy Hamilton | Mr. Assistant Protector Parker | Mr. Le Soueff
event_type
court proceeding; restraint
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf8100
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=38
Source
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 15 February 1843, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225008521
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Billy Hamilton confined in the stocks

Placename
Stocks, Western Market Square
Type
Event
3D Viewer Google Maps Trove Search

Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.8174066
Longitude
144.9593347
Start Date
1847-04-15
End Date
1847-04-15

Description

Billy Hamilton, an Aboriginal person, was confined in the stocks for two hours for getting intoxicated.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
27
war_id
2505
people
Billy Hamilton
event_type
imprisonment; punishment
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf8101
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=27
Source
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal (Vic. : 1845 - 1850), Saturday 17 April 1847, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223149848
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Detention of Billy Hamilton in the stocks

Placename
Stocks, Western Market Square
Type
Event
3D Viewer Google Maps Trove Search

Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.8174066
Longitude
144.9593347
Start Date
1847-08-30
End Date
1847-08-30

Description

Billy Hamilton, an Aboriginal native of the Goulburn tribe, was ordered to pay fifteen shillings for drunkenness and was detained for a few hours in the Traveller's Rest stocks before being discharged.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
44
war_id
2505
people
Billy Hamilton
event_type
policing; imprisonment
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf8102
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=44
Source
Local Intelligence. Port Phillip Patriot and Morning Advertiser (Vic. : 1845 - 1848), Thursday 2 September 1847, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226514677
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Billy Hamilton sentenced to imprisonment

Placename
Melbourne
Type
Event
3D Viewer Google Maps Trove Search

Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.8136
Longitude
144.9631
Start Date
1847-08-31
End Date
1847-08-31

Description

Billy Hamilton was brought before the magistrates for intoxication and, unable to pay the fine, was sentenced to seventy two hours imprisonment.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
58
war_id
2505
people
Billy Hamilton | the magistrates
event_type
trial; sentencing; imprisonment
direct_violence
False
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf8103
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=58
Source
Domestic Intelligence. Melbourne Argus (Vic. : 1846 - 1848), Friday 3 September 1847, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4762194
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Report of Yabbee (Billy Hamilton) being speared

Placename
Seymour
Type
Event
3D Viewer Google Maps Trove Search

Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.017826
Longitude
145.1280247
Start Date
1848-02-29
End Date
1848-08-29

Description

A report said that Billy Hamilton had been speared by some of his Aboriginal brethren, though the correspondent doubted the report. (Location unknown)

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
59
war_id
2505
people
Billy Hamilton | some of his brethren
event_type
suspected wounding
direct_violence
True
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf8104
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=59
Source
COUNTRY NEWS. Melbourne Argus (Vic. : 1846 - 1848), Tuesday 29 August 1848, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4764578
Created At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21

🌏 Assault on Mr. Wm. Moore at Merri Creek

Placename
Merri Creek
Type
Event
3D Viewer Google Maps Trove Search

Location, Dates

Latitude
-37.75
Longitude
144.98
Start Date
1848-05-25
End Date
1848-11-25

Description

A mob of Aboriginal people assaulted Mr. Wm. Moore while he was working in a paddock near Merri Creek.

Extended Data

resolved_person_id
2
Source_ID
57
war_id
2505
people
Mr. Wm. Moore | a mob of black fellows | Billy Hamilton
event_type
assault
direct_violence
True
pastoral_station
NULL
Datasource_ID
awar_db

Sources

TLCMap ID
tf8105
Linkback
https://australianwars.net/event.php?id=57
Source
COLONIAL EXTRACTS. Moreton Bay Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1846 - 1861), Saturday 25 November 1848, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3708435
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2026-08-22 14:39:21
Updated At
2026-08-22 14:39:21
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