Gunia Kurnai raid on Mr. Jamieson's station at Western Port

Date: 24 Apr 1840 – 24 Oct 1840
Place: Western Port
Pastoral station: Mr. Jamieson's
Event type: raid; theft
Direct violence: No
A party of Aboriginal people from Gipps' Land made a descent upon Western Port and ransacked Mr. Jamieson's hut, taking a silver watch and other articles.

People involved

Sources

  • PORT PHILLIP. Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), Saturday 24 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28652699
  • PORT PHILLIP. (1840, October 27). The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12866210

Event mentions

  • Raiding of Mr. Jamieson's station at Western Port
    24 Apr 1840 – 24 Oct 1840 — Western Port — raid; theft
    A party of Aboriginal people from Gipps' Land made a descent upon Western Port and ransacked Mr. Jamieson's hut, taking a silver watch and other articles.
    People: a party of blacks from the newly discovered territory called Gipps' Land | Mr. Jamieson's hut
    Source: PORT PHILLIP. Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), Saturday 24 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28652699
  • Gunai Kurnai ('Gippsland Blacks') attack Western Port station
    27 Oct 1840 — Western Port — raid; attack
    Gipps' Land Aboriginal people descended on Western Port and attacked Mr. Jamieson's station after failing to find any Aboriginal people there.
    People: The Gipps' Land Blacks | Mr Jamieson's station
    Source: PORT PHILLIP. (1840, October 27). The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12866210
  • Ransacking of Mr Jamieson's residence
    27 Oct 1840 — Western Port — raid; theft; property destruction
    Gipps' Land Aboriginal people ransacked Mr. Jamieson's residence, carried off a watch and jewellery, and destroyed goods in the house.
    People: the others | his men | Mr. Jamieson
    Source: PORT PHILLIP. (1840, October 27). The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12866210