Release from the store in the morning

Date: 12 Oct 1840
Pastoral station: Mr. Rattenbury's newly erected store
Event type: release; detention
Direct violence: No
The Aboriginal people who remained were released on Monday morning, rationed with small supplies, and allowed to return to their mia mia's in the bush.

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Sources

  • DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), Saturday 24 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2546927
  • PORT PHILLIP. Hobart Town Advertiser (Tas. : 1839 - 1861), Friday 30 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/264585546

Event mentions

  • Release from the store in the morning
    24 Apr 1840 – 24 Oct 1840 — release; detention
    The Aboriginal people who remained were released on Monday morning, rationed with small supplies, and allowed to return to their mia mia's in the bush.
    People: Those that remained
    Source: DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842), Saturday 24 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2546927
  • Release of the Yarra Yarra tribe
    25 Oct 1840 — river crossing near town — release; removal
    The Yarra Yarra tribe were allowed to depart and go free after being put on the other side of the river.
    People: The Yarra Yarra tribe
    Source: PORT PHILLIP. Hobart Town Advertiser (Tas. : 1839 - 1861), Friday 30 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/264585546