Dispersion
‘Fidelis’ (probably William Cox) complained in the Gazette that it was unfortunate that ‘after the dispersion of those attacked by the mounted settlers from Bathurst, their summary measures were not followed up by the detachment of the military’. This force may not have been sanctioned by Commandant Morisset at Bathurst and may well have been ex-sergeant Tom Miller and his twenty armed men who went out 'and shot any they came across' (though Miller says he was directed to do so).
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Sources
- ‘Fidelis’, Gazette, 5 August 1824, p. 4
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Dispersion1 Jun 1824 — Bathurst region‘Fidelis’ (probably William Cox) complained in the Gazette that it was unfortunate that ‘after the dispersion of those attacked by the mounted settlers from Bathurst, their summary measures were not followed up by the detachment of the military’. This force may not have been sanctioned by Commandant Morisset at Bathurst and may well have been ex-sergeant Tom Miller and his twenty armed men who went out 'and shot any they came across' (though Miller says he was directed to do so).Source: ‘Fidelis’, Gazette, 5 August 1824, p. 4