On 10 June 2000, the Myall Creek Massacre memorial was dedicated to the victims of the massacre. An annual memorial service has been held on 10th June at the site ever since. This would tend to suggest that the memorial was erected to remind Australians of the terrible injustices suffered by the aboriginal people at the hands of white men through Australia's history.
The monument marking the site of the Myall Creek massacre of Aborigines is located just off the main road between Bingara and Delungra in northern NSW. It is about 20km out of Bingara.
The Myall Creek massacre in Australia took place on 10 June 1838. On this day, a gang of stockmen, heavily armed, rounded up between 40 and 50 Aboriginal women, children and elderly men at Myall Creek Station, near Bingara which is not far from Inverell in New South Wales. 28 Aborigines were murdered. It was believed that the massacre was payback for the killing of several colonists in the area, yet most of those massacred were women and children.
The Myall Creek massacre, in which a group of armed stockmen rounded up 40 - 50 Aboriginal women, children and elderly men at Myall Creek Station in New South Wales and murdered 28 of them, was followed by a series of trials. The first trial was held on 15 November 1838, and twelve white settlers were charged with murder, but acquitted. A second trial was held on November 26, and this time the twelve men were charged with the murder of just one Aboriginal child. They were found guilty, and seven of the men were hanged in December under the authority of Governor George Gipps. At the time, the colonists were angry at the retribution the government handed to the settlers, and there was a huge backlash against Governor Gipps. General opinion of that time was that the Aborigines were pests who should be exterminated. On 10 June 2000, a memorial was dedicated to the victims of the massacre. An annual memorial service has been held on 10th June at the site ever since.
The Myall Creek massacre was one of Australia's more shameful events in history. On 10 June 1838, a group of armed stockmen rounded up 40 - 50 Aboriginal women, children and elderly men at Myall Creek Station, near Bingara in gold-bearing country of northern New South Wales. 28 Aborigines were murdered.The massacre was thought to be payback for the killing of several colonists in the area. However, most of those massacred were women and children.The first trial was held on 15 November 1838, and twelve white settlers were charged with murder, but acquitted. A second trial was held on November 26, and this time the twelve men were charged with the murder of just one Aboriginal child. They were found guilty, and seven of the men were hanged in December under the authority of Governor George Gipps.At the time, the colonists were angry at the retribution the government handed to the settlers, and there was a huge backlash against Governor Gipps. General opinion of that time was that the Aborigines were pests who should be exterminated.On 10 June 2000, a memorial was dedicated to the victims of the massacre. An annual memorial service has been held on 10th June at the site ever since.
The "Dispersal" of aborigines is a polite term for violently removing aborigines from their land, often with genocide, for the sake of the development of that land. This happened quite frequently for the first century of Australian history until 1838 when the first instance of punishment for murdering aborigines was carried out for the Massacre at Myall creek.
30 people died because of the huge fight in myall creek massacre
The Myall Creek massacre involved the killing of up to 30 unarmed Indigenous Australians.
There were believed to be a dozen armed stockmen involved in the Myall Creek massacre, as twelve men were brought to trial.
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The best sites for information on the Myall Creek Massacre are found at the related link below. The second link is a Word document detailing both the event and the trial.
The discovery of gold was not involved in any way with the Myall Creek Massacre. Although nearby Bingara and regions are gold-bearing, the massacre occurred decades before gold was found in the area.
The monument marking the site of the Myall Creek massacre of Aborigines is located just off the main road between Bingara and Delungra in northern NSW. It is about 20km out of Bingara.
The men who were hanged following the second trial into the Myall Creek Massacre were:Charlie KilmeisterJohn RussellWilliam HawkinsEdward FoleyJohn JohnsonJim Oates (nicknamed Halls Jemmy)James ParryThe leader, John Fleming, was never recaptured.
The Myall Creek massacre in Australia took place on 10 June 1838. On this day, a gang of stockmen, heavily armed, rounded up between 40 and 50 Aboriginal women, children and elderly men at Myall Creek Station, near Bingara which is not far from Inverell in New South Wales. 28 Aborigines were murdered. It was believed that the massacre was payback for the killing of several colonists in the area, yet most of those massacred were women and children.
The Myall Creek Massacre occurred on 10 June 1838, and the first of the trials occurred on 15 November 1838. This was just over five months later. The jury gave a verdict of "not guilty", so the judge ordered the arrest of all the accused again, and a second trial was held on 26 November.
The Myall Creek massacre was one of Australia's more shameful events in history. On the day of 10 June 1838, a twelve armed stockmen rounded up 40 to 50 Aboriginal women, children and elderly men at Myall Creek Station near Bingara in gold-bearing country of northern New South Wales. Many of these people were relatives of the Aboriginal men who worked with the station manager, William Hobbs. 28 Aborigines were murdered, and their bodies were then burnt. The massacre was thought to be payback for the killing of several colonists in the area. However, most of those massacred were women and children.
The Myall Creek massacre, in which a group of armed stockmen rounded up 40 - 50 Aboriginal women, children and elderly men at Myall Creek Station in New South Wales and murdered 28 of them, was followed by a series of trials. The first trial was held on 15 November 1838, and twelve white settlers were charged with murder, but acquitted. A second trial was held on November 26, and this time the twelve men were charged with the murder of just one Aboriginal child. They were found guilty, and seven of the men were hanged in December under the authority of Governor George Gipps. At the time, the colonists were angry at the retribution the government handed to the settlers, and there was a huge backlash against Governor Gipps. General opinion of that time was that the Aborigines were pests who should be exterminated. On 10 June 2000, a memorial was dedicated to the victims of the massacre. An annual memorial service has been held on 10th June at the site ever since.