Raid and killing at Waugh's Station

Date: 22 May 1840
Pastoral station: Waugh
Event type: pursuit
Direct violence: Yes
After demanding powder and ball, armed Aboriginal group, said to include Jacky, Winberri and Billy Hamilton raid Waugh's station. watchman and shepherd killed, 528 sheep driven off, and hut raided to 1200 pounds in losses.

People involved

  • Jagga Jagga (aka Jackey Jackey, Jacky Jacky, Jakka Jakka) — Resistance leader — Wurundjeri Willam, Kulin Nation
  • Mr. Waugh
  • Winberri (aka Windberri, Winberrie, Wenberi, Winberree, Tinbury) — Resistance leader, head warrior under Ngurungaeta Bejeman — Wurundjeri Woiwurrung, Kulin Nation
  • Yabbi (aka Billy Hamilton, Yabbee) — Ngurungaeta, Resistance leader and diplomat — Taungurung, Kulin Nation

Sources

  • PORT PHILLIP NEWS. Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844), Tuesday 8 December 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71620462
  • COUNTRY NEWS. (1840, July 7). The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36852259
  • News of the Day. (1840, July 25). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), p. 2 (MORNING). Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32184120
  • The Port Phillip District. (1840, July 28). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), p. 2 (MORNING). Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32184156

Event mentions

  • Murder at Waugh's station
    8 Jun 1840 – 8 Dec 1840 — pursuit
    Raid and murder at Waugh's station
    People: Jacky, Winberry, and Billy Hamilton
    Source: PORT PHILLIP NEWS. Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844), Tuesday 8 December 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71620462
  • Murder of Mr Warre's (Waugh's) two men on the Broken River
    23 Jun 1840 — Broken River — killing
    Aboriginal people murdered two men of Mr Warre's on the Broken River.
    People: the aboriginals
    Source: COUNTRY NEWS. (1840, July 7). The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848), p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36852259
  • Killing of the watchman and shepherd near Mount Buller
    25 Jul 1840 — Mount Buller — killing; stock theft
    Aboriginal people killed the watchman and the shepherd and drove away about five hundred sheep.
    People: the blacks | the watchman | the shepherd
    Source: News of the Day. (1840, July 25). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), p. 2 (MORNING). Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32184120
  • Ransacking of the hut at Mount Buller
    25 Jul 1840 — Mount Buller — property destruction; theft
    Aboriginal people ransacked the hut and carried off everything except an iron pot and the wool in the watchman's mattress.
    People: The hut
    Source: News of the Day. (1840, July 25). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), p. 2 (MORNING). Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32184120
  • Robbery of Mr. Waugh's head station
    25 Jul 1840 — Goulburn River — theft; raid
    Aboriginal people robbed Mr. Waugh's head station twice, carrying away portable and useful items.
    People: these same " poor blacks" | Mr. Waugh
    Source: News of the Day. (1840, July 25). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), p. 2 (MORNING). Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32184120
  • Attack on Waugh's station near the Broken River
    28 Jul 1840 — near the Broken River — attack; theft
    Aboriginal people attacked Mr. Waugh's station near the Broken River and took away most of his sheep and other property.
    People: Mr. Waugh | Aborigines
    Source: The Port Phillip District. (1840, July 28). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), p. 2 (MORNING). Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32184156
  • Murder of Waugh's servants
    28 Jul 1840 — near the Broken River — killing
    Aboriginal people murdered Mr. Waugh's servants at his station near the Broken River.
    People: Mr. Waugh | his servants | Aborigines
    Source: The Port Phillip District. (1840, July 28). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), p. 2 (MORNING). Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32184156