Massacre at Crampton’s Corner, Merriwa Station
Thomas Crampton was the first white man to occupy land near Goondiwindi in 1837 and held a working share in the Merewah run, owned by James Howe, a settler from the Hawkesbury and Hunter Rivers. One day Crampton went to check on the cattle at Crampton's corner and found some Aboriginal men in the tops of some trees armed with spears. He shot and killed 'no less than fifteen blacks' (Browne, 1922, pp 22-24; Copland, 1990, pp 18-19).
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LanguageGroup: Gawambaraay or Bigambul?
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 15
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LanguageGroup: Gawambaraay or Bigambul?
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 15
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Massacre at Crampton’s Corner, Merriwa Station1 Jan 1844 – 31 Dec 1847 — Crampton’s Corner, Merriwa Station — massacreThomas Crampton was the first white man to occupy land near Goondiwindi in 1837 and held a working share in the Merewah run, owned by James Howe, a settler from the Hawkesbury and Hunter Rivers. One day Crampton went to check on the cattle at Crampton's corner and found some Aboriginal men in the tops of some trees armed with spears. He shot and killed 'no less than fifteen blacks' (Browne, 1922, pp 22-24; Copland, 1990, pp 18-19).