Billy Hamilton confined in the stocks

Date: 15 Apr 1847
Event type: imprisonment; punishment
Direct violence: No
Billy Hamilton, an Aboriginal person, was confined in the stocks for two hours for getting intoxicated.

People involved

  • Yabbi (aka Billy Hamilton, Yabbee) — Ngurungaeta, Resistance leader and diplomat — Taungurung, Kulin Nation

Sources

  • DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal (Vic. : 1845 - 1850), Saturday 17 April 1847, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223149848

Event mentions

  • Billy Hamilton confined in the stocks
    15 Apr 1847 — imprisonment; punishment
    Billy Hamilton, an Aboriginal person, was confined in the stocks for two hours for getting intoxicated.
    People: Billy Hamilton
    Source: DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette and Settler's Journal (Vic. : 1845 - 1850), Saturday 17 April 1847, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223149848