Massacre
Bogee Creek (Bogee-Nile Creek) runs out from the horseshoe-shaped Brymair Valley. It is unclear if this is the same event as the Brymair Valley massacrez, however the swamp would appear a different location to the women and children at Brymair taking shelter in the trees on the flat.
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Sources
- According to descendants of survivors of massacres at this time, there was a massacre at Bogee Swamp as well. Peter Swain certainly feels ‘a shiver in [his] bones’ when he drives past the remaining swamps at Bogee today. . Peter Swain, interview, 7 December 2020; Emma Syme, interview, 28 January 2021; Martin DeLauney, interview, 27 February 2021
Event mentions
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Massacre1 Sep 1824 – 31 Dec 1824 — Bogee SwampBogee Creek (Bogee-Nile Creek) runs out from the horseshoe-shaped Brymair Valley. It is unclear if this is the same event as the Brymair Valley massacrez, however the swamp would appear a different location to the women and children at Brymair taking shelter in the trees on the flat.Source: According to descendants of survivors of massacres at this time, there was a massacre at Bogee Swamp as well. Peter Swain certainly feels ‘a shiver in [his] bones’ when he drives past the remaining swamps at Bogee today. . Peter Swain, interview, 7 December 2020; Emma Syme, interview, 28 January 2021; Martin DeLauney, interview, 27 February 2021