An ‘affair'
According to shepherd James Lowe, in early June ‘a number of people and a party of soldiers’ were already ‘in pursuit of the natives’. The Gazette also reported that ‘a party went out in quest of the natives’, although it was concerned they went ‘for the purpose of spreading destruction amongst their ranks’. The result may well have been what ‘Candid’ was to note in the Gazette in August – that ‘in an affair which took place at or near Mudjee five blacks were killed’, but this remains unclear which event Candid is refering to and whether it was a combat or a massacre. ‘Candid’, writing from Parramatta on 29 July, asked whether ‘parties of the blacks were found and fired upon?’ and suggested that reports of ‘only five natives’ being killed must be incorrect. Gazette, 12 August, 1824, p. 2
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Sources
- ‘Candid’, Gazette, 12 August, 1824, p. 2
Event mentions
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An ‘affair'1 Jun 1824 – 31 Jul 1824 — Near MudgeeAccording to shepherd James Lowe, in early June ‘a number of people and a party of soldiers’ were already ‘in pursuit of the natives’. The Gazette also reported that ‘a party went out in quest of the natives’, although it was concerned they went ‘for the purpose of spreading destruction amongst their ranks’. The result may well have been what ‘Candid’ was to note in the Gazette in August – that ‘in an affair which took place at or near Mudjee five blacks were killed’, but this remains unclear which event Candid is refering to and whether it was a combat or a massacre. ‘Candid’, writing from Parramatta on 29 July, asked whether ‘parties of the blacks were found and fired upon?’ and suggested that reports of ‘only five natives’ being killed must be incorrect. Gazette, 12 August, 1824, p. 2Source: ‘Candid’, Gazette, 12 August, 1824, p. 2