Ten Aboriginal prisoners retained in gaol, while others released
Ten Aboriginal people who had been identified were still kept in gaol.
People involved
- Major Samuel Lettsom — British Army officer; temporary commander, NSW Mounted Police detachment — Port Phillip District, NSW, Britain
- Yabbi (aka Billy Hamilton, Yabbee) — Ngurungaeta, Resistance leader and diplomat — Taungurung, Kulin Nation
Sources
- Port Phillip. Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1839 - 1843), Thursday 26 November 1840, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31729969
- PORT PHILLIP. Sydney Herald (NSW : 1831 - 1842), Thursday 26 November 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12866707
- Port Phillip. Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), Thursday 26 November 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32186933
- PORT PHILLIP. Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), Thursday 26 November 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36852410
Event mentions
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Discharge and retention of Aboriginal prisoners at the gaol26 May 1840 – 26 Nov 1840 — release; imprisonmentTwenty Aboriginal people were discharged from the gaol under the warrant of Major Lettsom, and ten were retained.People: Major Lettsom | twenty of the blacks | ten were retained | Billy Hamilton
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Retention of ten Aboriginal prisoners in gaol26 May 1840 – 26 Nov 1840 — imprisonmentTen Aboriginal people who had been identified were still kept in gaol.People: Ten of them
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Retention of ten Aboriginal prisoners in gaol26 May 1840 – 26 Nov 1840 — imprisonmentTen Aboriginal people were retained in gaol under the warrant of Major Lettsom.People: ten were retained
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Retention of Aboriginal prisoners in gaol16 Nov 1840 — imprisonmentTen Aboriginal people were retained in gaol under the warrant of Major Lettsom.People: ten were retained | Major Lettsom