Mr. Bowerman

Events

  • Murder of Bowerman's servant
    1 Oct 1839 – 20 Nov 1839 — killing
    The two Aboriginal prisoners were said to be implicated in the murder of Mr. Bowerman's servant.
    Sources
    • Port Phillip. (1839, January 9). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 3. Retrieved April 27, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31722350
  • Native Police return with two prisoners
    12 Dec 1839 — arrest; police return
    After 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.
    Sources
    • Port Phillip. (1839, January 9). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 3. Retrieved April 27, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31722350

Mentions of person in sources

  • Mr. Bowerman
    9 Jul 1838
    “The native police who left this place under Mr. De Villiers, in quest of the murderers of Mr. Rutledge's shepherd, returned on Thursday last, after an absence of three weeks, bringing with them two blacks as prisoners, supposed to be implicated in the murder of Mr. Bowerman's servant, and the robbery of Mr. Yaldwyn's sheep.”
    Source: Port Phillip. (1839, January 9). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 3. Retrieved April 27, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31722350
  • Mr. Bowerman
    9 Jul 1838
    “The native police who left this place under Mr. De Villiers, in quest of the murderers of Mr. Rutledge's shepherd, returned on Thursday last, after an absence of three weeks, bringing with them two blacks as prisoners, supposed to be implicated in the murder of Mr. Bowerman's servant, and the robbery of Mr. Yaldwyn's sheep.”
    Source: Port Phillip. (1839, January 9). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 3. Retrieved April 27, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31722350