Myall Creek Massacre
When
The Myall creek massacre happened on 10 June 1838.
Why
The Myall creek massacre took place because that aboriginals retaliated against the whites for taking their land, and the aboriginals killed the white’s livestock. The whites were annoyed so they would kill the aboriginals.
Where
The Myall creek massacre took place at Myall creek, northern NSW near Bingara.
Results
The result of the Myall creek massacre was that 28 aboriginals were killed in the massacre. 7 of the 12 people involved were found guilty of murder and hung.
Trail proceedings
One juror was quoted in the Australian Newspaper saying the following,” I look on the blacks as a sort of monkey and the sooner they are exterminated from the face of the earth, the better. I knew the men were guilty but I would never see a white man hanged for killing a black.” In the trial, 7 of the 12 stockmen that slaughtered and burnt the 28 aboriginals were found guilty of murder and hung.
People involved
The people involved in the Myall creek massacre were; the 28 aboriginals, the 12 stockmen that killed the 28 aboriginals, William Hobbs, Governor Gipps and many more.
Bibliography
•http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/specialPlaces/special_places_st3/uluru_BarrReef_Myallcrk/myall_creek.htm
•http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761588381/Myall_Creek_Massacre.html
•http://www.newagemultimedia.com/isaacs/MyallCrk.html
There have been many massacres and slaughter of Aborigines that have gone unrecorded in Australian history, but the Myall Creek Massacre, stands out, as the only one of its type, where the perpetrators were punished for the crimes against Aborigines.
On the 10th June 1838, twelve armed stockman rode onto Henry Dangar’s property at Myall Creek in Northern NSW, near Bingara, and rounded up, like animals, twenty eight friendly Aboriginal, elderly men, women and children. These were the relatives of the Aboriginal men who were working with the station manager, William
The Myall creek massacre happened on 10 June 1838.
Why
The Myall creek massacre took place because that aboriginals retaliated against the whites for taking their land, and the aboriginals killed the white’s livestock. The whites were annoyed so they would kill the aboriginals.
Where
The Myall creek massacre took place at Myall creek, northern NSW near Bingara.
Results
The result of the Myall creek massacre was that 28 aboriginals were killed in the massacre. 7 of the 12 people involved were found guilty of murder and hung.
Trail proceedings
One juror was quoted in the Australian Newspaper saying the following,” I look on the blacks as a sort of monkey and the sooner they are exterminated from the face of the earth, the better. I knew the men were guilty but I would never see a white man hanged for killing a black.” In the trial, 7 of the 12 stockmen that slaughtered and burnt the 28 aboriginals were found guilty of murder and hung.
People involved
The people involved in the Myall creek massacre were; the 28 aboriginals, the 12 stockmen that killed the 28 aboriginals, William Hobbs, Governor Gipps and many more.
Bibliography
•http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/specialPlaces/special_places_st3/uluru_BarrReef_Myallcrk/myall_creek.htm
•http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761588381/Myall_Creek_Massacre.html
•http://www.newagemultimedia.com/isaacs/MyallCrk.html
There have been many massacres and slaughter of Aborigines that have gone unrecorded in Australian history, but the Myall Creek Massacre, stands out, as the only one of its type, where the perpetrators were punished for the crimes against Aborigines.
On the 10th June 1838, twelve armed stockman rode onto Henry Dangar’s property at Myall Creek in Northern NSW, near Bingara, and rounded up, like animals, twenty eight friendly Aboriginal, elderly men, women and children. These were the relatives of the Aboriginal men who were working with the station manager, William