Order to take Aboriginal women into custody at the Yarra

Date: 13 Feb 1843
Place: the Yarra
Event type: threat; arrest order
Direct violence: No
The Police Magistrate directed that Aboriginal women found washing dogs at the banks of the Yarra near the pumps should be taken into custody.

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Sources

  • DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 15 February 1843, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225008521

Event mentions

  • Order to take Aboriginal women into custody at the Yarra
    13 Feb 1843 — banks of the Yarra — threat; arrest order
    The Police Magistrate directed that Aboriginal women found washing dogs at the banks of the Yarra near the pumps should be taken into custody.
    People: the aboriginal women | The Police Magistrate
    Source: DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 15 February 1843, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225008521