Capture of wounded prisoner near Campaspe Creek

Date: 26 Nov 1840 – 26 May 1841
Place: Campaspe Creek
Event type: capture; wounding
Direct violence: Yes
The Border Police found and captured an Aboriginal prisoner about two miles from the body, wounded in the thigh by a musket shot. (location is general area of Bennett's runs, not precise)

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Sources

  • PORT PHILLIP. Free Press and Commercial Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1841), Wednesday 26 May 1841, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228246556

Event mentions

  • Capture of wounded prisoner near Campaspe Creek
    26 Nov 1840 – 26 May 1841 — near Campaspe Creek — capture; wounding
    The Border Police found and captured an Aboriginal prisoner about two miles from the body, wounded in the thigh by a musket shot.
    People: the Border Police | the prisoner
    Source: PORT PHILLIP. Free Press and Commercial Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1841), Wednesday 26 May 1841, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228246556