Massacre at Fernmount, Bellinger River
According to the National Advocate (Bathurst), 'the trial of John Frederick Kelly on a charge of having at Fernmount, [on the Bellinger River, north coast NSW] on June 7, [1895] slain Tommy Doyle by giving him poison, was concluded on Friday afternoon. The Jury, after a short retirement, found the accused not guilty and he was discharged. Tommy Doyle was one of the half-dozen aborigines who died from drinking poison supplied to them for rum.' (National Advocate, August 5, 1895, p 3) This is one of the first cases of poisoning Aboriginal people in NSW with poisoned alcohol.
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LanguageGroup: Gumbaynggirr
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 6
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LanguageGroup: Gumbaynggirr
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 6
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Sources
- National Advocate, (Bathurst), August 5, 1895, p 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/156693795.
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Massacre at Fernmount, Bellinger River7 Jun 1895 — Fernmount, Bellinger River — massacreAccording to the National Advocate (Bathurst), 'the trial of John Frederick Kelly on a charge of having at Fernmount, [on the Bellinger River, north coast NSW] on June 7, [1895] slain Tommy Doyle by giving him poison, was concluded on Friday afternoon. The Jury, after a short retirement, found the accused not guilty and he was discharged. Tommy Doyle was one of the half-dozen aborigines who died from drinking poison supplied to them for rum.' (National Advocate, August 5, 1895, p 3) This is one of the first cases of poisoning Aboriginal people in NSW with poisoned alcohol.Source: National Advocate, (Bathurst), August 5, 1895, p 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/156693795.