Goulburn Aboriginal people arrive near Melbourne to avenge murder

Date: 24 Apr 1840 – 24 Oct 1840
Place: Melbourne
Event type: threat; retaliation
Direct violence: No
Goulburn Aboriginal people arrived in the vicinity of Melbourne, saying they were on their way to avenge the murder of one of their tribe.

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Sources

  • Port Phillip. Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), Saturday 24 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32186095

Event mentions

  • Goulburn Aboriginal people arrive near Melbourne to avenge murder
    24 Apr 1840 – 24 Oct 1840 — vicinity of Melbourne — threat; retaliation
    Goulburn Aboriginal people arrived in the vicinity of Melbourne, saying they were on their way to avenge the murder of one of their tribe.
    People: the Goulburn blacks | the Barrabool blacks
    Source: Port Phillip. Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), Saturday 24 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32186095