Massacre
Descendants of Diana ‘Mudgee’ Collins know that she was recovered as a baby after surviving a massacre near Mount Frome, south of Mudgee. According to Martin deLauney, the Coxes’ overseer Chamberlain instigated the massacre. Chamberlain had been sacked from his employment with the Coxes by 1825 for his ‘vindictiveness throughout these unfortunate massacres’, as George Henry Cox later described it.
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Sources
- Martin deLauney believes the massacre occurred at the ‘The Rocky Waterhole’, near Burundulla. Martin DeLauney, interview, 27 February 2021; Cox, ‘History of Mudgee’, pp. 44–46
Event mentions
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Massacre1 Jan 1824 – 31 Dec 1824 — Mount Frome/Burundulla/The Rocky WaterholeDescendants of Diana ‘Mudgee’ Collins know that she was recovered as a baby after surviving a massacre near Mount Frome, south of Mudgee. According to Martin deLauney, the Coxes’ overseer Chamberlain instigated the massacre. Chamberlain had been sacked from his employment with the Coxes by 1825 for his ‘vindictiveness throughout these unfortunate massacres’, as George Henry Cox later described it.Source: Martin deLauney believes the massacre occurred at the ‘The Rocky Waterhole’, near Burundulla. Martin DeLauney, interview, 27 February 2021; Cox, ‘History of Mudgee’, pp. 44–46