Wiradjuri warriors held at Mr Shelly’s, Maringo.

Date: 22 Aug 1839
Place: Maringo
The colonist posse held captive warriors in a stone storage building at Mr Shelly’s (Shelley) but they escaped during the night. Buonaparte remained fighting, using a spade, and severely wounded colonists Caughlin and Hoolahan before being recaptured. The colonists presumed he had been the warrior who killed a shepherd at Mrs Jenkins (near Narrandera). If so this group of 30 warriors had been raiding over an area of at least 175km. Mr Ryan offered a rewards for apprehending the four escapees.

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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 ; 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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  • Wiradjuri warriors held at Mr Shelly’s, Maringo.
    22 Aug 1839 — Maringo
    The colonist posse held captive warriors in a stone storage building at Mr Shelly’s (Shelley) but they escaped during the night. Buonaparte remained fighting, using a spade, and severely wounded colonists Caughlin and Hoolahan before being recaptured. The colonists presumed he had been the warrior who killed a shepherd at Mrs Jenkins (near Narrandera). If so this group of 30 warriors had been raiding over an area of at least 175km. Mr Ryan offered a rewards for apprehending the four escapees.
    Source: Vox Populi—Vox Dei. (1839, August 31). The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824–1848), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36863077 ; 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