Aboriginal man accosts woman on carriage

Date: 23 Dec 1848
Event type: threat; arrest
Direct violence: No
On Saturday evening an Aboriginal person approached Mrs. James Simpson's dog cart, tried to take a seat beside her, and later ran towards the vehicle and brandished a waddy before being taken into custody. Note this is not the same 'Winberry', resistance leader who was shot in the Lettsom Raid.

People involved

Sources

  • LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Melbourne Daily News (Vic. : 1848 - 1851), Wednesday 27 December 1848, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225706839
  • Domestic Intelligence. Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Friday 29 December 1848, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4769872

Event mentions

  • Threat by Aboriginal man on road to Simpson residence
    23 Dec 1848 — threat; arrest
    On Saturday evening an Aboriginal person approached Mrs. James Simpson's dog cart, tried to take a seat beside her, and later ran towards the vehicle and brandished a waddy before being taken into custody.
    People: Mrs. James Simpson | Winberry | the district police
    Source: LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Melbourne Daily News (Vic. : 1848 - 1851), Wednesday 27 December 1848, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225706839
  • Threatening of Simpson carriage near Yarra Grange
    24 Dec 1848 — Yarra Grange — threat; attempted assault
    On Sunday last, Winberry stopped James Simpson's carriage while Mrs. Simpson was being driven home, flourished a waddie at the coachman, and drew a tomahawk after a quarrel.
    People: Winberry | the Coachman
    Source: Domestic Intelligence. Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Friday 29 December 1848, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4769872