Detention of Billy Hamilton in the stocks

Date: 30 Aug 1847
Event type: policing; imprisonment
Direct violence: No
Billy Hamilton, an Aboriginal native of the Goulburn tribe, was ordered to pay fifteen shillings for drunkenness and was detained for a few hours in the Traveller's Rest stocks before being discharged.

People involved

  • Yabbi (aka Billy Hamilton, Yabbee) — Ngurungaeta, Resistance leader and diplomat — Taungurung, Kulin Nation

Sources

  • Local Intelligence. Port Phillip Patriot and Morning Advertiser (Vic. : 1845 - 1848), Thursday 2 September 1847, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226514677

Event mentions

  • Detention of Billy Hamilton in the stocks
    30 Aug 1847 — policing; imprisonment
    Billy Hamilton, an Aboriginal native of the Goulburn tribe, was ordered to pay fifteen shillings for drunkenness and was detained for a few hours in the Traveller's Rest stocks before being discharged.
    People: Billy Hamilton
    Source: Local Intelligence. Port Phillip Patriot and Morning Advertiser (Vic. : 1845 - 1848), Thursday 2 September 1847, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226514677