Massacre at The Retreat, (Cheshunt) Dairy Plains, Meander River

Date: 1 Dec 1827 – 31 Dec 1827
Place: The Retreat, (Cheshunt) Dairy Plains, Meander River
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
Traveling through the Surry Hills on 12 August 1830, government agent GA Robinson was informed by Henry Hellyer, the surveyor of the VDL Co of an incident at "The Retreat", a cattle run on the Meander River at Dairy Plains, leased by Hobart solicitor, Gamiel Butler. In 1827 stockkeeper Paddy Heagon 'shot nineteen of the western natives with a swivel gun charged with nails' (Plomley, 2008, p 231; 1966, pp 197-198).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Port Sorell [Pallittore North]
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 19

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Sources

  • Plomley, 2008, p 231; 1966, pp 197-198.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at The Retreat, (Cheshunt) Dairy Plains, Meander River
    1 Dec 1827 – 31 Dec 1827 — The Retreat, (Cheshunt) Dairy Plains, Meander River — massacre
    Traveling through the Surry Hills on 12 August 1830, government agent GA Robinson was informed by Henry Hellyer, the surveyor of the VDL Co of an incident at "The Retreat", a cattle run on the Meander River at Dairy Plains, leased by Hobart solicitor, Gamiel Butler. In 1827 stockkeeper Paddy Heagon 'shot nineteen of the western natives with a swivel gun charged with nails' (Plomley, 2008, p 231; 1966, pp 197-198).
    Source: Plomley, 2008, p 231; 1966, pp 197-198.