Capture of sixty-four Aboriginal men

Date: 11 Oct 1840
Place: Goulburn
Event type: capture; police expedition
Direct violence: No
Sixty-four Aboriginal men were captured in the Goulburn district.

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Sources

  • LATE AFFAIR WITH THE ABORIGINES. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Saturday 17 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225005618

Event mentions

  • Capture of sixty-four Aboriginal men
    17 Apr 1840 – 17 Oct 1840 — Goulburn — capture; police expedition
    Sixty-four Aboriginal men were captured in the Goulburn district.
    People: sixty-four men
    Source: LATE AFFAIR WITH THE ABORIGINES. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Saturday 17 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225005618