Shooting at Mr. Le Soueff

Date: 29 Dec 1842
Event type: attempted murder; shooting
Direct violence: Yes
Billy Hamilton shot at Mr. Le Soeffe with intent to murder him.

People involved

  • William Le Souëf — Assistant Protector, North-Eastern District — Port Phillip District, NSW, Britain
  • Yabbi (aka Billy Hamilton, Yabbee) — Ngurungaeta, Resistance leader and diplomat — Taungurung, Kulin Nation

Sources

  • DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Saturday 31 December 1842, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225008037
  • JUDICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 11 January 1843, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225009900

Event mentions

  • Firing at Mr. Le Soeuff at the Protectorate Establishment
    11 Jul 1842 – 11 Jan 1843 — Protectorate Establishment on the Goulbourn — attempted shooting; arrest; committal
    Aboriginal person Billy Hamilton was committed from the Protectorate Establishment on the Goulbourn for firing at Mr. Le Soeuff.
    People: Billy Hamilton | Mr. Le Soeuff
    Source: JUDICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 11 January 1843, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225009900
  • Shooting at Mr. Le Soeffe
    29 Dec 1842 — attempted murder; shooting
    Billy Hamilton shot at Mr. Le Soeffe with intent to murder him.
    People: Billy Hamilton | Mr. Le Soeffe
    Source: DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Saturday 31 December 1842, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225008037