Hospital Creek Massacre

In 1859 a stockman at Walcha Hut on the Lawson run was warned by Aborigines to release one of their women. When the stockman refused to release the woman, they were both killed. The settlers retaliated by shooting a large number of Aboriginal men, women and children. This event became known as the Hospital Creek Massacre.[1][2]"Pioneers of the West". Sydney Mail. XXXIII, (859). New South Wales, Australia. 12 September 1928. p. 53. Retrieved 16 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia. 

References

  1. ↑ Office of Environment and Heritage. "Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps / Baiame's Ngunnhu". NSW Government. Retrieved 19 December 2015. In one recorded incident in 1859 a stockman at Walcha Hut on the Lawson run was warned by Aborigines to release one of their women. He refused, and both he and the woman were killed. In retaliation, the settlers shot a large number of Aboriginal men, women and children in what became known as the Hospital Creek Massacre (Rando, 2007, p38).
  2. ↑ "Hospital Creek Massacre". Australian Monuments. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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