“War” described, and 30 warriors raid Wondibadgeree.

Date: 26 Feb 1833
Place: Wondibadgeree
According to an article title ‘War by the Blacks’, 30 Aboriginal people were raiding sheep at Wondibadgeree when Peter Carroll, a watchman at the station of “C.T.” threatened to shoot them. They speared Mr Carroll, who was severly wounded, and took a sheep. C.T. remarked they had taken sheep but not used a spear before.

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  • ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. (1833, March 21). The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831–1842), p. 3.

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  • “War” described, and 30 warriors raid Wondibadgeree.
    26 Feb 1833 — Wondibadgeree
    According to an article title ‘War by the Blacks’, 30 Aboriginal people were raiding sheep at Wondibadgeree when Peter Carroll, a watchman at the station of “C.T.” threatened to shoot them. They speared Mr Carroll, who was severly wounded, and took a sheep. C.T. remarked they had taken sheep but not used a spear before.
    Source: ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. (1833, March 21). The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831–1842), p. 3.