Massacre at Oobagooma Station
George Marsden was told by Edwin Rose of Oobagooma Station that Aboriginal men had killed two men 'on the outstation at Mundoona and had been killing cattle at a rate of 200 to 300 a year' and could not be prevented as they attacked during the wet season (Owen, 2016, p326).
George Marsden reported that 'PC Spong and his native assistants "struck a camp of eighty buck natives, in full war paint with cow tails hanging all over them. These natives, each of which had one or two gins with him carrying spears, commenced throwing their spears" (Owen, 2016, p326). The police dispersed them, Marsden wrote, with "the loss of some twenty bucks. Since then they have never attempted to rush the station, but have kept well back in the hills."' (Owen, 2016, p 326)
George Marsden reported that 'PC Spong and his native assistants "struck a camp of eighty buck natives, in full war paint with cow tails hanging all over them. These natives, each of which had one or two gins with him carrying spears, commenced throwing their spears" (Owen, 2016, p326). The police dispersed them, Marsden wrote, with "the loss of some twenty bucks. Since then they have never attempted to rush the station, but have kept well back in the hills."' (Owen, 2016, p 326)
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CorroborationRating: **
LanguageGroup: Unggarangi, Umida, Warwa
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 20
CorroborationRating: **
LanguageGroup: Unggarangi, Umida, Warwa
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 20
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Massacre at Oobagooma Station1 Jan 1895 – 31 Dec 1895 — Oobagooma Station — massacreGeorge Marsden was told by Edwin Rose of Oobagooma Station that Aboriginal men had killed two men 'on the outstation at Mundoona and had been killing cattle at a rate of 200 to 300 a year' and could not be prevented as they attacked during the wet season (Owen, 2016, p326).
George Marsden reported that 'PC Spong and his native assistants "struck a camp of eighty buck natives, in full war paint with cow tails hanging all over them. These natives, each of which had one or two gins with him carrying spears, commenced throwing their spears" (Owen, 2016, p326). The police dispersed them, Marsden wrote, with "the loss of some twenty bucks. Since then they have never attempted to rush the station, but have kept well back in the hills."' (Owen, 2016, p 326)