The Warrigal Creek Massacre on Vimeo. [35] This simplistic reductionism obscures the complexity of Gippslands early history, evident in his rejection of Robinsons observations on the escaped convicts. The other was a little older; he made his escape up the creek by swimming and diving. MAR However, Thomas, Hatcher and Meyrick did not mention Warrigal Creek as Gardner claimsand they certainly did not mention McMillan. Gunaikurnai people have visited the land for years to pay their respects, giving Balderstone some understanding of the pain and intergenerational trauma they still experience. This was written two years after the murder of Macalister; stating that the slaughter took place after the murder does not necessarily mean that it took place because of the murder. ~]}.>xxs6s;^^`MjEa 5oA/P;uv!MU~86>>iBTju?#Ghnudlnr\;u?pIyo%# if+;J6fLA,4lMMhn]Zrg b_tr>b$3]wG4?mdw # 7Lw/_Mx+47nY;N9Uvs1;. Gardner claims it is a secondary source but it is, at best, folk history that he has embroidered with his own fiction about McMillan. Over there, thats where the whitefellas killed our old fellas., The Gurnaikurnai artist Steaphan Paton says the monuments to McMillan one calls him Gippslands discoverer should be removed: They belong in a museum, they dont belong on our land.. Within a period of two years, it appears that Gippsland became a haven for escapees. I knew two blacks, who though wounded came out of the hole alive. Men, women and children are shot whenever they can be met with I have protested against it at every station I have been in Gippsland, in the strongest language, but these things are kept very secret as the penalty would certainly be hanging. Bookings free, but essential. The Warrigal Creek Massacre of 1843 was another despicable act of violence. But I wish to look forward, unimpeded by SJWs. [56] These accounts nonetheless provide evidence of the otherwise unrecorded conflict between the Europeans and the Kurnai at places such as Bruthen Creek. She worries Australia is still not ready to listen. To implicate McMillan, Gardner imputed words and meaning into this story that are simply not there, rendering his narrative both perplexing and questionable. An independent expedition from Melbourne to Corner Inlet in the barque Singapore in the same year led to the discovery of the mouths of the Albert and Tarra rivers. 0000016727 00000 n Convicts were entitled to a daily ration of fresh meat, as were the military and the civilian authorities. This documentary tells the story of the Warrigal Creek massacre of 1843 in Gippsland, Victoria, where as many as 150 Gunai Kurnai children, women and . Happy New Year to all. They returned in triumph with flesh from the Kurnai they had killed. In July 1844 he wrote, I regret however to observe that the depredations of the Aborigines continue and that the small police force at my disposal is inadequate to put a stop to them. He went on to describe how the natives have been very troublesome, killing 90 head of cattle belonging to Mr Sparks, at various times, and many belonging to Mr Jones. [8], Michael Connor: The Massacre Maps shoddy research, In order to export livestock, the squatters needed a port and grazing land in Gippsland, as it was the closest part of the mainland to Van Diemens Land. Just before European settlement, the Kurnai raided as far as Brighton and Arthurs Seat on Port Phillip Baya distance of at least 120 kilometres as the crow fliesand they are believed to have wiped out about half of the Bunurong. His reports correlate with the newspaper accounts in describing the violent state of Gippsland. % [14], Conflict with the Kurnai was not restricted to the Europeans. ktp33#`r[vhJ hR,t%434qrZQ7z stream 0000029696 00000 n [15]. In my research for Bitter Harvest, I could find no reference, in original sources, to The Highland Brigade, established, according to the Gardner version of history, to seek out and exterminate blacks. [6=ViWy|4X$l`DvNk#F/W/kO>{Z_:/\ 'lrgQvFY+fGQ 4\y~QVG[\^aeiQ>mx2k |#R[?#5M. [2], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}374014S 1463957E / 37.67056S 146.66583E / -37.67056; 146.66583, Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 01:43, List of massacres of Indigenous Australians, "Victoria's Deadly & Proud campaign remembers Indigenous victims of Warrigal Creek massacre in South Gippsland", "Living on a massacre site: home truths and trauma at Warrigal Creek", "Victoria to introduce Australia's first truth-telling process to address Indigenous injustices", "Victoria to establish truth and justice process as part of Aboriginal treaty process", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warrigal_Creek_Massacre&oldid=1141638012, "The Settling of Gippsland - A Regional History", by Patrick Morgan, published by Gippsland Municipalities Association, Traralgon, 1997. To discount Macalisters involvement, Gardner states there is no proof he was in Gippsland before 1848. In his first notes [in the 1970s], he talks about the massacre and, from the beginning of my time here, no one ever kept a blanket over the story. Nous et nos partenaires utilisons des cookies et des outils similaires afin d'assurer le bon fonctionnement de nos services, d'amliorer la fonctionnalit de notre site Web, de comprendre comment les visiteurs utilisent nos services afin que nous puissions amliorer nos performances, et des fins . While we are not personally responsible we continue to live different experiences from these events; some of privilege, some of disadvantage, some unknowing. Bell stated: The historic pen of Victorian settlement would paint with truth the horrors of many a scene of Gipps Land life; it was in 1843 that the aggressions of the blacks were so frequent. [citation needed] The group of Gaelic-speaking Scotsmen was known as the "Highland Brigade". 0000888069 00000 n The stories were republished as The Book of the Bush in 1898. 0000003041 00000 n endobj Purchase tickets, The Australian reported in August: The Prince George touched at Port Albert on the 25th ultimo, and reports that the Agenoria is taking in cattle there, the captain of which reported the blacks to be in a very riotous state. He stated: Mr. Ranold McAlister, nephew of the allegorical author, was dragged off his horse, and cruelly murdered, on the township of Alberton, his head being so totally disfigured that his countenance could not be recognised among even his most intimate friends, by these harmless, innocent denizens of the wild of Gipps Land . Gardner cites this version to confirm that Gippslander was in fact Hoddinott but he does not mention that the two versions contain a number of significant differences. Produced and directed by Andrew Dodd and Lisa Gye. Required fields are marked *. 29 May 2018. The Commissariat let annual tenders for the supply of fresh meat and other staples. He calls them The McMillan Massacres. In 1845, Tyers reported on the Aborigines, stating: In the early part of 1843as I have been informed, some of the Corner Inlet tribe were occasionally employed by the few Settlers at Port Albert in carrying fire wood and in other light work for which they generally received payment in flour & cbut since the unprovoked murder of Mr Ronald Macalister by them at Port Albert, about that time, they have not been seen in the neighbourhood. One was a boy at the time about 12 or 14 years old. From 1839, Angus McMillan tried on numerous occasions to reach Corner Inlet from the Monaro District and finally succeeded in February 1841 when he reached the tidal bank of the Albert River. The Warrigal Creek Massacre - the documentary There have now been two packed-out screenings of this documentary at Stratford. We wish to pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. This mass murder was committed by early colonists Angus McMillan and the Highland Brigade. [11] Sydney Morning Herald 6 September 1843, p.2, [13] Port Phillip Patriot 23 December 1841, p. 3, [15] Fels, Marie Hansen (2010) I Succeeded Once: The Aboriginal Protectorate on the Mornington Peninsula 1839-1840 , ANU E-Press, pp 249-271, [16] See also: George Henry Haydon (1846) Five Years Experience in Australia Felix pp151-152 (on-line edition), [17] Port Phillip Gazette 30 April 1845 p.2, [18] Gardner, P D (2005) The Myth of Tribal Warfare On-line essay, [20] Geelong Advertiser 5 August 1843, p.2, [21] Sydney Morning Herald 6 September 1843, p.2. The manager of the Krowathunkooloong keeping place in Bairnsdale, Rob Hudson, agrees. HLWKf_e|~JD,@K&HSU}t?nO?7OWO?zW_/Vew}V53VfyKwVh{OM5{=+JUwPfQ}-nXY34lMXGz+{? 0000007199 00000 n This special screening is being hosted by the Healesville Local Aboriginal Network (LAN), Healesville Indigenous Community Services Association (HICSA), Yarra . An important part of Australian history, necessary for reconciliation. Once again, Gardner corrected historical material when it did not agree with his Warrigal Creek narrative. They did not find any Bunurong so they ransacked a squatters station instead. Many of the stock keepers were ticket-of-leave holders or assigned convict servants. [37] Again, no proof is offered. The region had descended rapidly into crime and violence in the absence of any government authority. This documentary was made by university journalism students and staff. 0000033752 00000 n In the revised edition of Gippsland Massacres, Gardner reinvented the account, claiming the bones were carried away from the [Warrigal] Creek by the cartload. >> /ExtGState << /Gs2 23 0 R /Gs1 24 0 R >> /Font << /TT2 11 0 R /TT3 12 0 R Historian Peter Gardner, in a review of all accounts of the massacre, wrote that MacMillan and the Highland Brigade aimed to wipe out all the Aboriginal people in the area. 91 58 Light refreshments will be available. 0000001456 00000 n Is there any aspect of our history that has now not been corrupted by the SJWs? 0000014051 00000 n 0000030150 00000 n This included five in the Border Police, one of whom held a ticket-of-leave. In July 1843, up to 150 Gunaikurnai people were killed near the banks of what is now known as Warrigal Creek. [11] The violent response from the Kurnai was the same as that meted out to their tribal enemies when defending their territory. 0000116911 00000 n Your email address will not be published. A documentary was made in 2018 and a federal electorate was renamed that year to remove the legacy of Angus McMillan, the alleged instigator, who is otherwise remembered as an explorer, squatter, MP and Protector of Aborigines. 91 0 obj <> endobj This documentary captures a story from Victoria, however there were similar stories as the waves of colonisation swept across the country. 0000008955 00000 n [41] The conspiracy of secrecy is used to explain why Hoddinott probably with good reason, chose to remain anonymous, as the account implicated Angus McMillan as the leader of this murderous retaliation. The attack on the Brataualung people camped at Warrigal Creek was one of several incidents resulting in loss of life among the Gunai Kurnai people. 0000020559 00000 n I knew two blacks, who though wounded came out of the hole alive. Use your same username and password to log in and you'll be The arrival of the Europeans changed the dynamics of this conflict with the introduction of firearms and the formation of the Native Police. In a letter to the Age in August 1874, R.L. Balderstone and Irving hope that one day Australia fully recognises the extent of the massacres through a truth and reconciliation commission. 0000020785 00000 n He added that one of the Kurnai involved in the murder survived and often re-enacted his part in the ambush. /TT4 13 0 R /TT6 15 0 R /TT1 10 0 R >> /XObject << /Im2 16 0 R /Im3 18 0 R While the murder was well documented in contemporary newspaper accounts, the reports also indicate that by mid-1843, Gippsland was in a state of disarray. Home News Warrigal Creek doco at the Memo. Word of the murder was sent to Lachlan Macalister. In Through Foreign Eyes, Gardner quoted the journal of William Thomas, the Assistant Protector of Aborigines. endstream endobj 92 0 obj <>/Metadata 5 0 R/PageLabels 2 0 R/Pages 4 0 R/StructTreeRoot 7 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 93 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC/ImageI]/Properties<>>>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 595.276 841.89]/Type/Page>> endobj 94 0 obj [95 0 R 96 0 R] endobj 95 0 obj <>/Border[0 0 0]/H/O/Rect[243.918 110.871 393.795 129.239]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> endobj 96 0 obj <>/Border[0 0 0]/H/O/Rect[262.285 160.096 431.264 175.524]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> endobj 97 0 obj <> endobj 98 0 obj [/Indexed/DeviceCMYK 244 110 0 R] endobj 99 0 obj [/ICCBased 111 0 R] endobj 100 0 obj <>stream stream The Chief Protector of Aborigines, George Augustus Robinson (right), noted that the settlers were not the only ones to suffer from the convicts: There is however reason to fear that before the arrival of the Commissioner a large amount of mischief had been inflicted upon the original Inhabitants by the lawless and depraved who had infested the port from Van Diemens Land and the Middle Districts [present-day New South Wales] and that the instance recorded (if reports be true) is not the only one in which the Blacks have suffered. Howitt noted that the Kurnai killed by the Europeans were mostly, though not all, fighting men of the tribe. This announcement is all that I know, for a screening at Stratford,. They were feared by their tribal enemies for their ability to attack at nighta skill the Europeans were to encounter.[5]. Part III: Other Versions of the Massacre Story. 0000116989 00000 n This land was never ceded. [32] Gardners work has been influential and generally unquestioned. Peter Gardner[1]. startxref 0000010708 00000 n Sell more tickets through digital marketing. According to Gardner, the Warrigal Creek massacre was revenge for his murder. Home; News; Entertainment; Sport; Galleries; Competitions; . [43] The fallacy of this secrecy argument is that it is contradicted by Gardners own evidence from William Thomas from 1845 and other versions of the massacre story that pre-date Gippslander by more than fifty years (see below). On the 13th ultimo, Mr. Ronald McAlister was removing his sheep station about two miles from the settlement, when he was attacked by the blacks and murdered; his body was found the following day by a native in his employ. When Angus McMillian and the Highland Brigade rode through Gippsland in 1843, they aimed to murder as many Gunai Kurnai children, women and men as they could. Many people accept the massacre as a matter of fact, as a truism. Production and research by Danielle Bowen, Jonathan Boadle, Jakeb Fair, Alex Owsianka, Don Sheil and Ben Winnell. We are yet to have a complete understanding of Gippsland in the 1840s. %PDF-1.3 hbbbd`b`` K Thats not to say they dont exist, but if you have knowledge of such I would be grateful to know it. Drawing on official archives and oral histories that have never died, this is the story of The Warrigal Creek Massacre. My late husbands family had owned the property since the late 1880s and my father-in-law was a very passionate historian, she says. [59] McMillans Bushy Park run was on the eastern side of the Avon. Perhaps the most apt way to name these outrageous and brutal occurrences is that they be called after the man who organised and perpetrated them: Angus McMillan. Second, Hatcher arrived in Gippsland several months after Tyers, so it was just a tad late to be a cover-up. endobj x]xG)mIq$hpwwR+VKqPMps^63.ffv>Y ?hiO#'FZ@&.JGr4O,D5nHEK{GDs ,2fspcd88qpB[V,4~nfrpe8,$Y}i{rq]v9sl{3g &6mBRii&"0k2dZNPR5foHWJcJWLlel+_0d)[Vs[ ])[UJT+Wd41 Fawkner blamed them for most of the conflict between the Europeans and the Aborigines. 0000023940 00000 n Events.com Browse is curated for you to find and attend events you love. Gardner regards tribal warfare as a myth.[18]. He was hit in the eye by a slug, captured by the whites, and made to lead the brigade from one camp to another. Like Dunderdale and Thomas, he did not mention a mythical Highland Brigade and he was clearly not constrained by Gardners imaginary secrecy. Gardner, Peter, 'The Warrigal Creek massacre', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, pp. 0000005571 00000 n lizabeth Balderstone leads a lifestyle that many city dwellers fantasise about, on a farm in Victorias Gippsland, surrounded by friendly sheep, with a humble little creek just 60 metres from her house. Welcome to you all., Read Quadrant online or as a printed magazine Starting at $88.00 a year. I think the first thing for Gippsland is to acknowledge that it does have that history, like other places where bad things have happened, where massacres have occurred, where theres some acknowledgement of whats occurred instead of masking it, a Gurnaikurnai elder, Doris Paton, told the film-makers Andrew Dodd and Lisa Gye.
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