Massacre at Clyde and Ouse Rivers

Date: 10 Mar 1829
Place: Clyde and Ouse Rivers
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
In a report on 10 April 1829 to Thomas Anstey, the police magistrate at Oatlands, Jorgen Jorgenson the leader of a roving party between the Clyde and Ouse rivers, said that the leader of another, "fired at a party of natives. He had no recourse left but to fire at them and by the traces of blood some of them were wounded if not mortally." Six Aboriginal people were killed. (TAHO CSO 1/316, p 189).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Big River
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 6

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Sources

  • TAHO CSO 1/316, p 189.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Clyde and Ouse Rivers
    10 Mar 1829 — Clyde and Ouse Rivers — massacre
    In a report on 10 April 1829 to Thomas Anstey, the police magistrate at Oatlands, Jorgen Jorgenson the leader of a roving party between the Clyde and Ouse rivers, said that the leader of another, "fired at a party of natives. He had no recourse left but to fire at them and by the traces of blood some of them were wounded if not mortally." Six Aboriginal people were killed. (TAHO CSO 1/316, p 189).
    Source: TAHO CSO 1/316, p 189.