Native Police proceed up-river with guide in custody

Date: 2 Dec 1839 – 7 Dec 1839
Event type: police movement; custody
Direct violence: No
After leaving the Goulburn, the police proceeded to a station high up the river with the Aboriginal man who had misled them in custody.

People involved

Sources

  • Port Phillip. (1839, January 9). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 3. Retrieved April 27, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31722350

Event mentions

  • Police proceed up-river with informer in custody
    2 Dec 1839 – 7 Dec 1839 — police movement; custody
    After leaving the Goulburn, the police proceeded to a station high up the river with the Aboriginal man who had misled them in custody.
    People: the police | the man
    Source: Port Phillip. (1839, January 9). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 3. Retrieved April 27, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31722350