Robbery by Aboriginal people near Darabin Creek

Date: 14 Aug 1845 – 14 Feb 1846
Place: Darabin Creek
Event type: robbery
Direct violence: No
About two hundred Aboriginal people assembled near Darabin Creek and robbed settlers of portable articles.

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Sources

  • DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal (Vic. : 1845 - 1850), Saturday 14 February 1846, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225065104

Event mentions

  • Robbery by Aboriginal people near Darabin Creek
    14 Aug 1845 – 14 Feb 1846 — east bank of the Darabin Creek — robbery
    About two hundred Aboriginal people assembled near Darabin Creek and robbed settlers of portable articles.
    People: about two hundred of the "Sons of the sod," | the settlers
    Source: DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal (Vic. : 1845 - 1850), Saturday 14 February 1846, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225065104