Native Police return with two prisoners

Date: 12 Dec 1839
Event type: arrest; police return
Direct violence: No
After an absence of three weeks, the native police returned bringing two Aboriginal prisoners, supposed to be implicated in the murder of Mr. Bowerman's servant and the robbery of Mr. Yaldwyn's sheep.

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 return with two prisoners
    12 Dec 1839 — arrest; police return
    After an absence of three weeks, the native police returned bringing two Aboriginal prisoners, supposed to be implicated in the murder of Mr. Bowerman's servant and the robbery of Mr. Yaldwyn's sheep.
    People: two blacks as prisoners | Mr. Bowerman | Mr. Yaldwyn
    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