Raids at Mr Ryan’s station, Galong
A group of warriors lead by Buonaparte conducted devastating raids on squatters in the region between Yass and Young. Mr Ryan's station at Galong (Pasturage Licences, (Pasturage Licences 1845, November 18, p 1294) was among those raided. As C.H. Nichols wrote:
"I hasten to inform you of the alarming state in which the settlers in our part of the country are placed, in consequence of the blacks; for tbe last month they have been killing cattle in all directions, both outside and within the boundaries; the last three weeks they have commenced their havoc here among the cattle of Messrs Ryan, Roberts, Hurley, and Fennell, and mine to a ruinous extent -- in fact, one third of the increase are lost through them,
for what they do not kill they scatter over the country." (1839, August 31, The Australian, p 2)
"I hasten to inform you of the alarming state in which the settlers in our part of the country are placed, in consequence of the blacks; for tbe last month they have been killing cattle in all directions, both outside and within the boundaries; the last three weeks they have commenced their havoc here among the cattle of Messrs Ryan, Roberts, Hurley, and Fennell, and mine to a ruinous extent -- in fact, one third of the increase are lost through them,
for what they do not kill they scatter over the country." (1839, August 31, The Australian, p 2)
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Sources
- Vox Populi—Vox Dei. (1839, August 31). The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824–1848), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36863077 ; THE BLACKS. (1839, August 29). The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824–1848), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36860110 ; Reuss & Browne, cartographer & Reuss, F. H & Browne, J. L & Degotardi, Johann Nepomuk. (1860). Reuss & Browne's map of New South Wales and part of Queensland shewing the relative positions of the pastoral runs, squattages, districts, counties, towns, reserves &c Retrieved October 21, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-230694679 ; PASTURAGE LICENSES. (1845, November 18). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 1294. Retrieved October 12, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230690220
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Raids at Mr Ryan’s station, Galong15 Jul 1839 – 8 Aug 1839 — GalongA group of warriors lead by Buonaparte conducted devastating raids on squatters in the region between Yass and Young. Mr Ryan's station at Galong (Pasturage Licences, (Pasturage Licences 1845, November 18, p 1294) was among those raided. As C.H. Nichols wrote:
"I hasten to inform you of the alarming state in which the settlers in our part of the country are placed, in consequence of the blacks; for tbe last month they have been killing cattle in all directions, both outside and within the boundaries; the last three weeks they have commenced their havoc here among the cattle of Messrs Ryan, Roberts, Hurley, and Fennell, and mine to a ruinous extent -- in fact, one third of the increase are lost through them,
for what they do not kill they scatter over the country." (1839, August 31, The Australian, p 2)Source: Vox Populi—Vox Dei. (1839, August 31). The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824–1848), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36863077 ; THE BLACKS. (1839, August 29). The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824–1848), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36860110 ; Reuss & Browne, cartographer & Reuss, F. H & Browne, J. L & Degotardi, Johann Nepomuk. (1860). Reuss & Browne's map of New South Wales and part of Queensland shewing the relative positions of the pastoral runs, squattages, districts, counties, towns, reserves &c Retrieved October 21, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-230694679 ; PASTURAGE LICENSES. (1845, November 18). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 1294. Retrieved October 12, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230690220