Capture and removal of Merryman to Goulbourn

Date: 2 Apr 1851 – 2 Oct 1851
Place: Goulbourn
Event type: arrest; imprisonment; trial
Direct violence: No
Merryman was captured and forwarded to Goulbourn to await his trial.

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
  • 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
  • (THE MURRAY.) Melbourne Daily News (Vic. : 1848 - 1851), Tuesday 29 July 1851, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226914296

Event mentions

  • Capture of Merryman by police
    28 Feb 1851 – 30 Aug 1851 — pursuit; capture; removal
    Police captured Merryman and forwarded him to Goulburn to await trial.
    People: the police | Merryman
    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
  • Capture and removal of Merryman to Goulbourn
    2 Apr 1851 – 2 Oct 1851 — Goulbourn — arrest; imprisonment; trial
    Merryman was captured and forwarded to Goulbourn to await his trial.
    People: Merryman
    Source: No title Tasmanian Colonist (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1851 - 1855), Thursday 2 October 1851, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226527023
  • Police pursuit and capture of Merryman
    9 Jul 1851 — Goulburn — pursuit; arrest; removal
    The police pursued Merryman, and he was eventually captured and forwarded to Goulburn.
    People: the police | Merryman
    Source: (THE MURRAY.) Melbourne Daily News (Vic. : 1848 - 1851), Tuesday 29 July 1851, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226914296