Massacre at Blackmans Point, Port Macquarie

Date: 1 Aug 1825 – 28 Feb 1826
Place: Blackmans Point, Port Macquarie
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
In late 1825, according to H L Wilson, the first superintendent of works at the penal settlement at Port Macquarie, 'three men were sent to ... Blackman's Point to split shingles, and two were killed by the blacks. When the survivor reached the camp and related the circumstances, a party of Buffs (soldiers from the 4th Regiment) was sent out to chastise the blacks, and right well was the work carried out. The soldiers surrounded the aborigines, and shot a great many of them; they also captured a lot of women, used them for an immoral purpose, and then shot them. The offending soldiers were sent to Sydney for trial, but managed to escape punishment.' (H L Wilson, 'Early Days at Port Macquarie', 1889. np.)
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CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Biripi
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 20

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  • Massacre at Blackmans Point, Port Macquarie
    1 Aug 1825 – 28 Feb 1826 — Blackmans Point, Port Macquarie — massacre
    In late 1825, according to H L Wilson, the first superintendent of works at the penal settlement at Port Macquarie, 'three men were sent to ... Blackman's Point to split shingles, and two were killed by the blacks. When the survivor reached the camp and related the circumstances, a party of Buffs (soldiers from the 4th Regiment) was sent out to chastise the blacks, and right well was the work carried out. The soldiers surrounded the aborigines, and shot a great many of them; they also captured a lot of women, used them for an immoral purpose, and then shot them. The offending soldiers were sent to Sydney for trial, but managed to escape punishment.' (H L Wilson, 'Early Days at Port Macquarie', 1889. np.)
    Source: Henry Lewis Wilson, 'Early Days at Port Macquarie', 1889, republished by T Dick, The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate, Feb 5, 1921, p4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112735677