Calls for Government to end war of reprisal

Date: 1 Jan 1839
Place: Gwydir River (Big River)
Event type: demands
Direct violence: No
A correspondent called for the Government to intervene and bring an end to the 'war of reprisal', robbery and bloodshed in Liverpool Plains around the Big River, and to send the Chief Protector of Aborigines.

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Sources

  • THE WAR OF REPRISAL. (1839, January 2). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31722306

Event mentions

  • Calls for Government to end war of reprisal
    1 Jan 1839 — Gwydir River (Big River) — demands
    A correspondent called for the Government to intervene and bring an end to the 'war of reprisal', robbery and bloodshed in Liverpool Plains around the Big River, and to send the Chief Protector of Aborigines.
    Source: THE WAR OF REPRISAL. (1839, January 2). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 2. Retrieved May 1, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31722306