Warrior killed in raid on hut.

Date: 6 May 1833
Place: Murrumbidgee River
A shepherd’s hut was attacked somewhere on the Murrumbidgee River and a shepherd name Smith, with another employed by H McArthur killed one Wiradjuri warrior and wounded another. Smith was wounded. It’s not clear which station the shepherd Smith was at, but the visitor from McArthur’s station was probably a neighbour. McArthur is listed as having a licence for Naeka Naeka and Hobdon. The location of Nacka Nacka has been used.

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Sources

  • DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. (1833, May 13). The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831–1842), p. 2.

Event mentions

  • Warrior killed in raid on hut.
    6 May 1833 — Murrumbidgee River
    A shepherd’s hut was attacked somewhere on the Murrumbidgee River and a shepherd name Smith, with another employed by H McArthur killed one Wiradjuri warrior and wounded another. Smith was wounded. It’s not clear which station the shepherd Smith was at, but the visitor from McArthur’s station was probably a neighbour. McArthur is listed as having a licence for Naeka Naeka and Hobdon. The location of Nacka Nacka has been used.
    Source: DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. (1833, May 13). The Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831–1842), p. 2.