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Faithful Massacre

Placename
Broken River, near present Benalla
Layer
Aboriginal Raids on Colonists On The South Road
Type
Other
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Details

Latitude
-36.5523
Longitude
145.9814
Start Date
1838-04-11
End Date
1838-04-11

Description

"1. Between the rivers Ovens and Goulburn, a large convoy of sheep and cattle belonging to Mr W. Pitt Faithfull, and under the charge of 15 white men, was attacked by a party of blacks, said to have been 300 strong. Seven of the white men were killed, and the rest, as well as teh whole of the cattle, dispersed in all directions. This occurrence took place about 400 miles from Sydney, and 150 from Port Phillip." pp356-357 Gipps, Sir George 'Aboriginal attacks summarised: Enclosure in dispatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord Glenelg, 21 July 1838' in Cannon, Michael (ed.) Historical Records of Victoria Vol 2A The Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835-1839, Melbourne: Victorian Government Printing Office 1982 Mr Faithfull reported one Aboriginal person had been shot, "...on their [the overlanders] retreat to the drays one of the deceased men (Bentley) fired in the air, wishing to intimidate them, but finding this ineffectual he fired with ball and shot one of the natives dead. They immediately rushed upon him and killed him." W.P. Faithfull to Col. Sec. 8 May 1838, p328 'Thomas Bentley shot one of the attackers dead' in in Cannon, Michael (ed.) Historical Records of Victoria Vol 2A The Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835-1839, Melbourne: Victorian Government Printing Office 1982

Sources

ID
t1c2b2

Extended Data

Location Source
Franklin, Jane This Errant Lady Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2002 https://www.nla.gov.au/sites/default/files/this_errant_lady.pdf
Livestock
A large convoy. "The blacks have taken away from the drays goods to the value of £150. Besides the loss of 103 sheep which are irrecoverable, there are also 150 head of cattle astray which possibly may be recovered." W.P. Faithfull to Col. Sec. 8 May 1838, p328 'Thomas Bentley shot one of the attackers dead' in in Cannon, Michael (ed.) Historical Records of Victoria Vol 2A The Aborigines of Port Phillip 1835-1839, Melbourne: Victorian Government Printing Office 1982
Size of Aboriginal War Party
300
Aboriginal Deaths
1
Colonist Deaths
7