by Felicity McDonald | Jul 4, 2021 | Profiles
James Crossley was the overseer in charge of WP Faithful’s shepherds when they were attacked by Indigenous people at the Broken River near present-day Benalla in April 1838. There is reason to believe his men had acted in a way that required payback as spear...
by Felicity McDonald | Jan 30, 2021 | Profiles
Benjamin Reed was a convict stockman assigned to William Bowman. He became a known killer of aboriginal people and according to Rev Joe Docker, of Bontherambo station, Benjamin Reed was in a feud with Merriman. 1830 Feb 18th convict Benjamin Reed (later in life spelt...
by Felicity McDonald | Jan 28, 2021 | Profiles
Hawdon was born at Wackerfield, Durham, England and sailed to Australia, arriving in November 1834 at the suggestion of his elder brother who was already settled in NSW with property at Cowpastures and Batemans Bay. (1) In October 1836 Joseph Hawdon mustered a mob of...
by Felicity McDonald | Jan 27, 2021 | Profiles
Merriman was said to be one of the ring leaders of the attack on William Pitt Faithful’s shepherds at the Broken River in April 1838 where 8 shepherds were killed. The killings caused great alarm among overlanders and halted settlement along the Sydney road for...
by Felicity McDonald | Jan 27, 2021 | Profiles
was born in Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland 24th June 1815 and was transported to Australia as a convict in 1836. (4) JC Bourke was under the offer of a pardon if he delivered the mail between Melbourne and the Murray River for one year. He had a tight time schedule to...
by Felicity McDonald | Jan 26, 2021 | Profiles
Charles Bonney was born on 31 October 1813 in England and in August 1834 at the age of 21 sailed for the colony to take up a position as a clerk for Judge William Burton. (1) (3) After a voyage of 18 weeks, he landed on 12 December 1834 in Sydney and began work,...
