Massacre at Junction of Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers
To 'clear' the area of Aboriginal people for a pastoral station for William Ross, 70-80 Aboriginal men were trapped on both sides of the Murray River and shot by Frederick Walker, Edmund Morey, William Ross, John Scott, the Jackson brothers, Williams, Lee and 'two fine Murrumbidgee natives ��� Robin Hood and Marengo' and Mr Yeomans from the other side of the river and others. 'This broke their spirit'. (Morey, 1952 cited in Collins, 2002, p 49)
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LanguageGroup: Dadi Dadi or Weki Weki
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 70
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Dadi Dadi or Weki Weki
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 70
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Sources
- Collins 2002, p 48-9 https://www.goodbyebussamarai.com/text.
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Massacre at Junction of Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers1 Jan 1846 – 31 Dec 1846 — Junction of Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers — massacreTo 'clear' the area of Aboriginal people for a pastoral station for William Ross, 70-80 Aboriginal men were trapped on both sides of the Murray River and shot by Frederick Walker, Edmund Morey, William Ross, John Scott, the Jackson brothers, Williams, Lee and 'two fine Murrumbidgee natives ��� Robin Hood and Marengo' and Mr Yeomans from the other side of the river and others. 'This broke their spirit'. (Morey, 1952 cited in Collins, 2002, p 49)Source: Collins 2002, p 48-9 https://www.goodbyebussamarai.com/text.