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Seven of the white men were killed, and the rest, as well as teh whole of the cattle, dispersed in all directions. This occurrence took place about 400 miles from Sydney, and 150 from Port Phillip.\" pp356-357 Gipps, Sir George 'Aboriginal attacks summarised: Enclosure in dispatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord Glenelg, 21 July 1838' in Cannon, Michael (ed.) Historical Records of Victoria Vol 2A The Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835-1839, Melbourne: Victorian Government Printing Office 1982\nMr Faithfull reported one Aboriginal person had been shot, \"...on their [the overlanders] retreat to the drays one of the deceased men (Bentley) fired in the air, wishing to intimidate them, but finding this ineffectual he fired with ball and shot one of the natives dead. They immediately rushed upon him and killed him.\" W.P. Faithfull to Col. Sec. 8 May 1838, p328 'Thomas Bentley shot one of the attackers dead' in in Cannon, Michael (ed.) 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On the 15th April the cattle station of Mr Samuel Jackson, near Port Phillip, was attacked by about 50 blacks, some of whom had firearms; about 50 sheep were carried away, though some of them were afterwards recovered.\" pp356-357 Gipps, Sir George 'Aboriginal attacks summarised: Enclosure in dispatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord Glenelg, 21 July 1838' in Cannon, Michael (ed.) 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On the 22nd April the station of Mr John Gardiner, near Port Phillip, was attacked by a party of blacks, some of whom had firearms; they were, however, repulsed and two of them who were subsequently taken were recognized as having been under the instruction of Mr Langhorne, the missionary at Port Phillip. No lives were lost, though shots were fired on both sides.\" pp356-357 Gipps, Sir George 'Aboriginal attacks summarised: Enclosure in dispatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord Glenelg, 21 July 1838' in Cannon, Michael (ed.) 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On or about the same day a flock of 520 sheep, belonging to Mr Kenneth Clarke, was driven away from his station to a distance of seven or eight miles by the blacks. All were, however, recovered, with the exception of 43.\" pp356-357 Gipps, Sir George 'Aboriginal attacks summarised: Enclosure in dispatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord Glenelg, 21 July 1838' in Cannon, Michael (ed.) 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Mr. Clarke gave up the country about the Marsh to Captain Bacchus and son, who had brought sheep from Tasmania, and were then encamped at the Parete Creek." 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On the 6th May the flocks of Dr Jonathan Clerke were attacked by a party of blacks, who had dogs with them, and 20 sheep were carried off.\" pp356-357 Gipps, Sir George 'Aboriginal attacks summarised: Enclosure in dispatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord Glenelg, 21 July 1838' in Cannon, Michael (ed.) Historical Records of Victoria Vol 2A The Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835-1839, Melbourne: Victorian Government Printing Office 1982", "id": "t1c2b6", "datestart": "1838-05-06", "dateend": "1838-05-06", "udatestart": -4154753092000, "udateend": -4154753092000, "latitude": "-38.1999", "longitude": "144.5364", "Location Source": "It's unclear where Clerke's flocks were but he is typically associated with Geelong, and was Alderman for the Bellerine Ward. See https:\/\/www.latrobesociety.org.au\/LaTrobeana\/LaTrobeanaV17n3.pdf and https:\/\/www.geelongaustralia.com.au\/common\/Public\/Documents\/8d97c1c5405a0b1-thematic7sep20218lr.pdf", "Livestock": "20", "Size of Aboriginal War Party": "?", "Aboriginal Deaths": "0", "Colonist Deaths": "0", "TLCMapLinkBack": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/search?id=t1c2b6", "TLCMapDataset": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/publicdatasets\/477" }, "display": { "popup": { "links": [ { "text": "TLCMap Record: t1c2b6", "link": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/search?id=t1c2b6" }, { "text": "TLCMap Layer", "link": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/publicdatasets\/477" } ] }, "source": { "TLCMapID": { "id": "t1c2b6", "url": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/search?id=t1c2b6" }, "Layer": { "name": "Aboriginal Raids on Colonists On The South Road (community contributed)", "url": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/publicdatasets\/477" } } } }, { "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 144.3588, -36.9891 ] }, "properties": { "name": "Killing at Sutton Grange", "placename": "Sutton Grange Station at Mount Alexander", "description": "\"6. On the 19th May, Thomas Jones, a servant in the employ of Mr Bowman, was murdered by the blacks, about 60 miles from Port Phillip. On the preceding day a flock of sheep had been driven away from Mr Bowman's station, though all were afterwards recovered, with the exception of four.\" pp356-357 Gipps, Sir George 'Aboriginal attacks summarised: Enclosure in dispatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord Glenelg, 21 July 1838' in Cannon, Michael (ed.) Historical Records of Victoria Vol 2A The Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835-1839, Melbourne: Victorian Government Printing Office 1982", "id": "t1c2b7", "datestart": "1838-05-19", "dateend": "1838-05-19", "udatestart": -4153629892000, "udateend": -4153629892000, "latitude": "-36.9891", "longitude": "144.3588", "Location Source": "Sutton Grange Station at Mount Alexander. "In late March 1838, William Bowman took up land at Mount Alexander calling it Sutton Grange station. It was located 20 miles northeast of Mount Macedon. 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According to the Melbourne Court Register, 21st April 1838 (2 weeks after the Faithful massacre), Bowman made a sworn statement where he complained the Blacks had intimidated his men to the point he was having trouble making them go out to work.(16)" https:\/\/findingmerriman.com.au\/merriman\/william-bowman-2\/", "Livestock": "a flock, all but 4 recovered", "Size of Aboriginal War Party": "?", "Aboriginal Deaths": "0", "Colonist Deaths": "1", "TLCMapLinkBack": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/search?id=t1c2b7", "TLCMapDataset": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/publicdatasets\/477" }, "display": { "popup": { "links": [ { "text": "TLCMap Record: t1c2b7", "link": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/search?id=t1c2b7" }, { "text": "TLCMap Layer", "link": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/publicdatasets\/477" } ] }, "source": { "TLCMapID": { "id": "t1c2b7", "url": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/search?id=t1c2b7" }, "Layer": { "name": "Aboriginal Raids on Colonists On The South Road (community contributed)", "url": "https:\/\/tlcmap.org\/publicdatasets\/477" } } } }, { "type": "Feature", "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 144.2342, -38.1384 ] }, "properties": { "name": "Barwon River Campaign", "placename": "Barwon Creeks", "description": "\"7. On or about the 22nd May all the stations on the Barwon creeks, extending to a distance of more than 30 miles from Geelong (on the western side Port Phillip,) were attacked, for the second time, by a party of about 60 blacks. Several huts were plundered; one flock of sheep was driven to a distance of seven or eight miles, three were killed and 25 wounded. From another station 16 lambs were carried off, and from a third, six sheep and six lambs; and other mischief is reported to have been done to a considerable extent.\" pp356-357 Gipps, Sir George 'Aboriginal attacks summarised: Enclosure in dispatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord Glenelg, 21 July 1838' in Cannon, Michael (ed.) 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A great number of less important outrages have come indirectly to the knowledge of the Government, or been reported to the newspapers. And it is said that a white woman, the wife of a soldier, has been murdered between Melbourne and Geelong, though no official account has been received of it.\" pp356-357 Gipps, Sir George 'Aboriginal attacks summarised: Enclosure in dispatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord Glenelg, 21 July 1838' in Cannon, Michael (ed.) 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I then went on to Mr Mollison's place with this man to see what had taken place there, and found everything was taken but the bedding. I saw a great number of natives about.\"\np335 Melbourne Court Register, 21 April 1838 'Aboriginal attacks on Bowman's station' in Cannon, Michael (ed.) 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I have been there about five weeks and during that time the black natives have committed several depredations upon my people.\nAbout a week after my arrival they threw a spear at one of my shepherds and struck the cap off his head... I... found the natives at my place, who ran off as soon as they saw me. They had taken my mens bedding away... They [Bowman's men] were so much alarmed on this occasion that I could hardly get them to go out to the station again. I cannot say that I should know of any of the blacks except one who on one occassion attempted to stop one of the shepherds, but was prevented by another shepherd at a distance calling out.\"\np335 Aboriginal attacks on Bowman's station in Cannon, Michael (ed.) 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We found to large spears sticking in his body, and stomach cut open and th inside taken away. His clothes were torn and his hat taken away. He had also several severe cuts on th head with a blunt instrument. I have no doubt Jones was killed by blacks... A few blacks have been seen about the station but they did not come near... The blacks have been very troublesome lately. The day before the murder was committed they took a flock away from one of the shepherds, and when the flock was found the day following there were four sheep short.\nAlso on the same day several blacks came to one of the huts and took the bedding and a sheep which was kept at the door for killing. I do not know any of the blacks who have committed these depredations.\"\np335 Shepherd speared on Bowman's station in Cannon, Michael (ed.) 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Yaldwyn, being sworn, states:\nOn the 9th of the present month, one of the men in the employ of Mr Yaldwyn named Lutter came to me from an out-station. I was employed to see him and asked him what brought him in. He said there had been the devil to pay, that the blacks had taken his flock of sheep and another of Mr Bowman's, a neighbouring settler, and that the blacks had pursued him and made leave the run.\n\"Upon receiving this information I immediately assembled three men and took them around to search for the sheep. We went to the run where they had been taken away, where I found several carcases of sheep, some skinned, some cut up and a great many totally destroyed.\" [following this, when they came upon the camp, there was an exchange of fire and spears, with 'seven or eight blacks dead'] p336-337 Melbourne Court Register, 29 June 1838 'Several Aborigines killed on W.H. Yaldwyn's station in Cannon, Michael (ed.) 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They have killed a number of sheep and one man, an assigned servant of Doctor Forster's, ... George Mould... The body has been awfully mangled and it was with the greatest exertion we got from the place. The blacks are still upon the river.\"\np340 John Rutledge to William Lonsdale, 18 November 1838 'Attack on Rutledge & Forster's station on the Goulburn River' in Cannon, Michael (ed.) Historical Records of Victoria Vol 2A The Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835-1839, Melbourne: Victorian Government Printing Office 1982", "id": "t1c2c0", "datestart": "1838-11-12", "dateend": "1838-11-12", "udatestart": -4138337092000, "udateend": -4138337092000, "latitude": "-37.026", "longitude": "145.107", "Location Source": ""Mr. Rutledge was the owner of Gidleigh Station, near Bungendore" https:\/\/oa.anu.edu.au\/obituary\/rutledge-william-forster-888 However, this source specifies Goulburn river. 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They murdered a number of white \nmen and destroyed a great many cattle and horses. In May 1840, \n21 of them, all armed with guns, besides their native weapons, \nattacked my station in my absence. They murdered one of my \nservants and burned my huts and stores, and all my wheat. Tea \nwas worth at that time in Melbourne 20 per chest, and flour 100 \nper ton. Four horses, each worth 100, were killed, and only \nseven head of cattle, out of nearly 3,000, were left alive on the run. \nOne hundred and eighty head exclusive of those found dead were \ntotally lost. The rest were recovered, at such an expenditure of \nmoney and of personal energy, as have left me an invalid for life, \nand to this day comparatively a poor man.\"\npp187-189 George Edward Mackay to His Excellency C. J. 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Guerilla style raids and attacks on colonists, livestock and stations on the south road or overland between Sydney and Melbourne (now the Hume Highway). These are raids referenced by Gipps as motivation for increasing Mounted Police presence on the south road.<\/div>

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