Shooting a Wiradyuri man
On 22 December 1823, William Lawson reported to Colonial Secretary Frederick Goulburn that 'A man by the name of Miller in fetters, formerly overseer at Longbottom, shot a native and it appears without any cause or provocation, they came immediately to me at Campbell River for protection and demanded justice saying if they did not get satisfaction, they would kill Tom Miller or some of his children. I have told them some days previous if the white man ill-treated them they were to go and complain to Major Morisset who would punish the white man, which they perfectly understood, and they promised at the same time not to kill the white men or the Stock. Miller is committed to take his trial'.
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Sources
- Lawson to Goulburn, 22 December 1823, SRNSW, NRS 897, 4/1798, pp. 365–68; ‘Thomas Miller’, BDHSMA, F10
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Shooting a Wiradyuri man20 Dec 1823 – 31 Dec 1823 — White Rock?On 22 December 1823, William Lawson reported to Colonial Secretary Frederick Goulburn that 'A man by the name of Miller in fetters, formerly overseer at Longbottom, shot a native and it appears without any cause or provocation, they came immediately to me at Campbell River for protection and demanded justice saying if they did not get satisfaction, they would kill Tom Miller or some of his children. I have told them some days previous if the white man ill-treated them they were to go and complain to Major Morisset who would punish the white man, which they perfectly understood, and they promised at the same time not to kill the white men or the Stock. Miller is committed to take his trial'.Source: Lawson to Goulburn, 22 December 1823, SRNSW, NRS 897, 4/1798, pp. 365–68; ‘Thomas Miller’, BDHSMA, F10