Attempted sexual assault and beating of a white woman at the township outskirts

Date: 2 Apr 1851 – 2 Oct 1851
Event type: sexual violence; assault; wounding
Direct violence: Yes
After drinking at the races Merryman assualted a white woman in a hut on the outskirts of Albury. The location is not precise as there is no indication of which direction outside Albury, etc.

People involved

  • Merriman (aka Merryman) — Resistance leader, headman — Bangerang / Yorta Yorta / Waveroo / Jaitmatang / Dhudhuroa

Sources

  • No title Tasmanian Colonist (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1851 - 1855), Thursday 2 October 1851, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226527023
  • (THE MURRAY.) Melbourne Daily News (Vic. : 1848 - 1851), Tuesday 29 July 1851, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226914296
  • Colonial News. Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal (NSW : 1851 - 1862; 1872; 1882; 1885 - 1897; 1899 - 1904), Saturday 30 August 1851, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62519809

Event mentions

  • Assault on white woman near the township
    29 Jan 1851 – 29 Jul 1851 — the outskirts of the township — sexual violence; assault
    Merryman attacked and injured a white woman.
    People: Merryman | a white woman
    Source: (THE MURRAY.) Melbourne Daily News (Vic. : 1848 - 1851), Tuesday 29 July 1851, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226914296
  • Assault on white female near the township outskirts
    28 Feb 1851 – 30 Aug 1851 — the township, on the outskirts of which stood a lonely hut — assault; attempted rape; wounding
    Merryman attacked a white female at a lonely hut on the outskirts of the township and severely wounded her.
    People: Merryman | a white woman
    Source: Colonial News. Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal (NSW : 1851 - 1862; 1872; 1882; 1885 - 1897; 1899 - 1904), Saturday 30 August 1851, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62519809
  • Attempted sexual assault and beating of a white woman at the township outskirts
    2 Apr 1851 – 2 Oct 1851 — the township — sexual violence; assault; wounding
    Merryman assualted a white woman.
    People: Merryman | a white woman
    Source: No title Tasmanian Colonist (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1851 - 1855), Thursday 2 October 1851, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226527023