Colonists lose control of herds as Wiradjuri use traditional techniques to kill them

Date: 24 Jul 1839
Place: South of Yass and the Murrumbidgee
Repeated raids have made it hard for colonists to manage livestock. Livestock have been skittish and difficult to round up and corral. By contrast Wiradjuri people use traditional land management and hunting techniques to spear livestock.

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Sources

  • Yass. (1839, July 24). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838–1841), p. 2 (Morning).

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  • Colonists lose control of herds as Wiradjuri use traditional techniques to kill them
    24 Jul 1839 — South of Yass and the Murrumbidgee
    Repeated raids have made it hard for colonists to manage livestock. Livestock have been skittish and difficult to round up and corral. By contrast Wiradjuri people use traditional land management and hunting techniques to spear livestock.
    Source: Yass. (1839, July 24). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838–1841), p. 2 (Morning).