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Fighting Hills Massacre
The Fighting Hills massacre occurred in 1840 when Victorian Western District squatters massacred many Aboriginal people of The Hummocks, near Wando Vale, Victoria Australia. The Whyte brothers (William, George, Pringle and James Whyte) and cousin John Whyte managed the Konongwootong run near Hamilton, Victoria. On 8 March, the Whytes and three convict employees, Benjamin Wardle, Daniel Turner and William Gillespie, set off to recover sheep stolen the previous day. The party found Aboriginal people cooking and eating the missing sheep; the subsequent attack killed between 40 and 80 Jardwadjali men, women, and children. The party recovered all but 45 sheep. There was at least one Aboriginal survivor. Aboriginal protector Charles Sievwright investigated the incident but the depositions he took were disallowed by Crown prosecutor James Croke as they were not "taken in accordance to the rules of law". John Whyte went personally to report the "affray" to Superintendent Charles La Trob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western District (Victoria)
The Western District comprises western regions of the Australian state of Victoria. It is said to be an illdefined district, sometimes incorrectly referred to as an economic region,. The district is located within parts of the Barwon South West and the Grampians regions; extending from the south-west corner of the state to Ballarat in the east and as far north as Ararat. The district is bounded by the Wimmera district in the north, by the Goldfields district in the east, by Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean in the south, and by the South Australian border in the west. The district is well known for the production of wool. The most populated city in the Western District is the Ballarat region, with 96,940 inhabitants. The principal centres of the district are: Warrnambool, Hamilton, Colac, Portland, Casterton, Port Fairy, Camperdown, and Terang. Other cities and towns in or on the edge of the district include: Coleraine, Merino, Heywood, Dunkeld, Penshurst, Macarthur, Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Whyte (Australian Politician)
James Whyte (30 March 1820 – 20 August 1882) was a Scottish-born Australian politician who served as the sixth Premier of Tasmania, from 20 January 1863 to 24 November 1866. Before moving to Tasmania, Whyte was a pioneering sheep-farmer in western Victoria. He and his brothers perpetrated the Fighting Hills massacre of 40–80 Aboriginal people in Victoria while recovering stolen sheep. Early life James Whyte was born near Greenlaw, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders, the son of George Whyte (died 1836), a captain in the yeomanry, and his wife Jessie (''née'' Walker). The family emigrated to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in 1832, and as a young man Whyte was a pioneer sheep-farmer in Victoria's western district with his brothers, managing the approximately 57,000 acre Kononwotong sheep run near present-day Coleraine, Victoria. James later gained wealth from the discovery of gold at a property at Clunes, Victoria, in which he was a partner. It was developed into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, Victoria
Hamilton is a large town in south-western Victoria, Australia, at the intersection of the Glenelg Highway and the Henty Highway. The Hamilton Highway connects it to Geelong. Hamilton is in the federal Division of Wannon, and is in the Southern Grampians local government area. Hamilton claims to be the ''"Wool Capital of the World"'', based on its strong historical links to sheep grazing which continue today. The town uses the tagline "Greater Hamilton: one place, many possibilities". History Early history Hamilton was built near the border of three traditional indigenous tribal territories: the Gunditjmara land that stretches south to the coast, the Tjapwurong land to the north east and the Bunganditj territory to the west. People who lived in these areas tended to be settled rather than nomadic. The region is fertile and well-watered, leading to an abundance of wildlife, and no need to travel far for food. Physical remains such as the weirs and fish traps found in Lake Cond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardwadjali
The Jardwadjali (Yartwatjali), also known as the Jaadwa, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of Victoria, whose traditional lands occupy the lands in the upper Wimmera River watershed east to Gariwerd (Grampians) and west to Lake Bringalbert. Language The Jardwadjali language was mutually intelligible with Djab wurrung, with which it shared shares 90 percent of common vocabulary. Sub-dialects include Jagwadjali, Mardidjali, and Nundadjali. Country Norman Tindale located the Jardwadjali at Horsham and the Upper Wimmera River. Their land, he states, extended over , reaching southwards to the Morton Plains and Grampians. The western borders lay as far as Mount Arapiles and Mount Talbot, while their eastern frontier went beyond Glenorchy and Stawell. They went north as far as around Warracknabeal and Lake Buloke. He also adds that by the time white colonization began, they had penetrated south almost to Casterton and Hamilton. Social organization The Jardwadjali wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Sievwright
Charles Wightman Sievwright (31 March 1800 – 10 September 1855) was a British army officer before being appointed Assistant Protector of Aborigines in part of the Port Phillip District of the colony of New South Wales, now Victoria, Australia. Early life Charles Wightman Sievwright, born on 31 March 1800 in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the third-born of seven children of Edinburgh lawyer Andrew Sievwright and his wife Ann, nee Robertson. Andrew Sievwright's extensive business interests included slave ownership. At the age of fifteen, Charles entered a Scottish infantry regiment. He served for 20 years in the British Army, mainly in the Royal Fusiliers, without any involvement in war. In 1837 he returned to London from a stint in Malta, sold his commission, and was subsequently appointed as one of four assistants in the Port Phillip District of New South Wales to the new Chief Protector of Aborigines, George Augustus Robinson. His salary was £250 per year. Protector of Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles La Trobe
Charles la Trobe, CB (20 March 18014 December 1875), commonly Latrobe, was appointed in 1839 superintendent of the Port Phillip District of New South Wales and, after the establishment in 1851 of the colony of Victoria (now a state of Australia), he became its first lieutenant-governor. La Trobe was a strong supporter of religious, cultural and educational institutions. During his time as superintendent and lieutenant-governor he oversaw the establishment of the Botanic Gardens, and provided leadership and support to the formation of entities such as the Mechanic's Institute, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Royal Philharmonic, the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the University of Melbourne. La Trobe was the nephew of British architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Early life Charles La Trobe was born in London, the son of Christian Ignatius Latrobe, a leader of the Moravian Church, from a family of French Huguenot descent, whose mother was a member of the Moravian Church born in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting Waterholes Massacre
In April 1840 the Fighting Waterholes massacre of up to 60 Jardwadjali Aboriginal people of the Konongwootong Gundidj clan occurred near the current day Konongwootong reservoir (then known as Den Hills creek), near present-day Coleraine, Victoria, Australia. Background On 1 March 1840, the Whyte brothers (William, George, Pringle and James Whyte) of the Konongwootong sheep run, along with their servants, were involved in the Fighting Hills massacre. Aboriginal protector Charles Sievwright Charles Wightman Sievwright (31 March 1800 – 10 September 1855) was a British army officer before being appointed Assistant Protector of Aborigines in part of the Port Phillip District of the colony of New South Wales, now Victoria, Australia. ... investigated the incident but was unable to secure evidence from any third party witnesses, despite depositions from the participants admitting to the killing. Massacre On 1 April, after the Konongwootong Gundidj stole sheep, the Whyte brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1840 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1840 in Australia. Incumbents *Monarch - Victoria Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales – Sir George Gipps *Governor of South Australia – Lieutenant Colonel George Gawler *Governor of Tasmania – Captain Sir John Franklin * Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony – John Hutt Events * 3 January – The Melbourne newspaper '' The Herald'' is founded by George Cavenagh as ''The Port Phillip Herald''. * 13 January – The Battle of Yering occurs between Indigenous Australians of the Wurundjeri nation and the Border Police. * March – Between 40 and 60 Jardwadjali Aboriginal people are killed in the Fighting Hills massacre. The Whyte brothers William, George, Pringle and James Whyte, cousin John Whyte and three convict employees, Benjamin Wardle, Daniel Turner and William Gillespie were responsible. * April – Up to 60 Jardwadjali Aboriginal people are killed in the Fighting Wate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 1840 Events
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. Origin The name of March comes from '' Martius'', the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the festivals held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close. ''Martius'' remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacres Of Indigenous Australians
Numerous clashes involving Indigenous people (on the continent "Australia") occurred during and after a wave of mass immigration of Europeans into the continent, which began in the late 18th century and lasted until the early 20th century. These clashes resulted in significant numbers of deaths – and are considered to be a contributing factor in the decline of the Indigenous population during an ongoing process of mass immigration and clearing of land for agricultural purposes. There are over 300 known sites involving clashes with Indigenous people on the continent. There are over nine instances of mass poisonings of Aboriginal Australians. A project headed by historian Lyndall Ryan from the University of Newcastle and funded by the Australian Research Council, has been researching and mapping the sites of these clashes. Significant collaborators toward this project include Jonathan Richards from the University of Queensland, Jennifer Debenham, Chris Owen, Robyn Smith an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
