Mr. de Villiers
Events
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21 Nov 1839 — Mr. Hamilton's station on the Sydney road — police movement; intelligenceThe black police under Mr. de Villiers arrived at Mr. Hamilton's station on the Sydney road and received information from an Aboriginal person about the men who had killed Mr. Rutledge's shepherd.
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22 Nov 1839 – 27 Nov 1839 — Goulburn River — police movement; searchUnder the Aboriginal person's guidance, the black police arrived at the Goulburn and found the usual haunts deserted.
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27 Nov 1839 – 2 Dec 1839 — pursuit; retreatThe Aboriginal informant offered to lead the police to another resort, but after wandering through barren stringy-bark ranges the force had to return for want of water.
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2 Dec 1839 – 7 Dec 1839 — police movement; custodyAfter leaving the Goulburn, the police proceeded to a station high up the river with the Aboriginal man who had misled them in custody.
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12 Dec 1839 — arrest; police returnAfter an absence of three weeks, the native police returned bringing two Aboriginal prisoners, supposed to be implicated in the murder of Mr. Bowerman's servant and the robbery of Mr. Yaldwyn's sheep.
Mentions of person in sources
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Mr. de Villiers
9 Jul 1838“The black police under Mr. de Villiers, to whom some credit is due for the effective state he has brought the men into under his management and command, having arrived at Mr. Hamilton's station on the Sydney road, received intelligence from a native of the black[s] who had perpetrated the murder on Mr. Rutledge's shepherd.”
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Mr. de Villiers
9 Jul 1838“The black police under Mr. de Villiers, to whom some credit is due for the effective state he has brought the men into under his management and command, having arrived at Mr. Hamilton's station on the Sydney road, received intelligence from a native of the black[s] who had perpetrated the murder on Mr. Rutledge's shepherd.”