Thirty-three Aboriginal people jailed in irons
Thirty-three Aboriginal people were selected, placed in irons, and deposited in the jail.
People involved
- Jagga Jagga (aka Jackey Jackey, Jacky Jacky, Jakka Jakka) — Resistance leader — Wurundjeri Willam, Kulin Nation
- Yabbi (aka Billy Hamilton, Yabbee) — Ngurungaeta, Resistance leader and diplomat — Taungurung, Kulin Nation
Sources
- THE BLACKS. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 14 October 1840, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225005950
- PORT PHILLIP EXTRACTS. Commercial Journal and Advertiser (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), Wednesday 28 October 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226456914
- PORT PHILLIP EXTRACTS. Tasmanian Weekly Dispatch (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1839 - 1841), Friday 30 October 1840, page 6 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233619804
- HIGHLAND COLONY. Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1839 - 1843), Tuesday 24 November 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31729927
- PORT PHILLIP. Hobart Town Advertiser (Tas. : 1839 - 1861), Friday 30 October 1840, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/264585546
- Port Phillip. Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1839 - 1843), Thursday 29 October 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31729652
Event mentions
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Thirty-three Aboriginal people jailed in irons14 Apr 1840 – 14 Oct 1840 — jail — detention; imprisonmentThirty-three Aboriginal people were selected, placed in irons, and deposited in the jail.People: Thirty three | Jagga Jagga or Jacky Jacky and Billy Hamilton
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Thirty-three Aboriginal people placed in jail28 Apr 1840 – 28 Oct 1840 — imprisonmentThirty-three Aboriginal people were selected as aggressors, placed in irons, and deposited in jail, including Jagga Jagga or Jacky Jacky and Billy Hamilton.People: Thirty-three | Jagga Jagga or Jacky Jacky | Billy Hamilton
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Imprisonment of thirty-three Aboriginal people for trial30 Apr 1840 – 30 Oct 1840 — jail — imprisonment; trialThirty-three Aboriginal people were selected as aggressors, placed in irons, and deposited in the jail to await trial.People: Thirty-three | Jagga Jagga or Jacka Jacka | Billy Hamilton
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Depressions taken about Aboriginal prisoners in Melbourne gaol24 May 1840 – 24 Nov 1840 — Melbourne — imprisonment; legal proceedingsDepositions were taken before the Police Magistrate concerning depredations and offences said to have been committed by Aboriginal people now in gaol at Melbourne.People: the blacks now in gaol at Melbourne
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Removal of prisoners to the jail25 Oct 1840 — town jail — imprisonment; removalThe remaining Aboriginal people were brought into town, lodged in the prison yard, and then transmitted to the jail.People: They
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Double-ironing of prisoners in jail25 Oct 1840 — jail — imprisonmentThirty-three Aboriginal prisoners were transmitted to the jail and double ironed there.People: Thirty-three of them | Jacky Jacky
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Imprisonment of Aboriginal prisoners in Melbourne25 Oct 1840 — Melbourne — imprisonmentThirty-three identified Aboriginal prisoners were sent into the gaol and double-ironed, while others were kept in the prison-yard and government store.People: thirty three of them | the notorious Jacky Jacky