Massacre at Minnamurra River, South Coast

Date: 1 Oct 1818
Place: Minnamurra River, South Coast
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
Lt Weston, owner of a property at Dapto, Cornelius O'Brien, overseer of William Browne's property at Yallah and seven labourers and convict workers, attacked an Aboriginal campsite and fired muskets at them (Elder 2003, pp25-6). 'Bundle, a Native came and told me that the Natives (Men and Women) at the river were all killed.' (Wild n.d.)
Notes:
CorroborationRating: ***
LanguageGroup: Dharawal
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 6

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Sources

  • Depositions to the Sydney Bench, October 24, 1818; Report by Joseph Wild, District Constable at Illawarra n.d.; Elder 2003, p 25-6.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Minnamurra River, South Coast
    1 Oct 1818 — Minnamurra River, South Coast — massacre
    Lt Weston, owner of a property at Dapto, Cornelius O'Brien, overseer of William Browne's property at Yallah and seven labourers and convict workers, attacked an Aboriginal campsite and fired muskets at them (Elder 2003, pp25-6). 'Bundle, a Native came and told me that the Natives (Men and Women) at the river were all killed.' (Wild n.d.)
    Source: Depositions to the Sydney Bench, October 24, 1818; Report by Joseph Wild, District Constable at Illawarra n.d.; Elder 2003, p 25-6.