Mr. Wm. Moore

Events

  • Assault on Mr. Wm. Moore at Merri Creek
    25 May 1848 – 25 Nov 1848 — Merri Creek — assault
    A mob of Aboriginal people assaulted Mr. Wm. Moore while he was working in a paddock near Merri Creek.
    Sources
    • COLONIAL EXTRACTS. Moreton Bay Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1846 - 1861), Saturday 25 November 1848, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3708435

Mentions of person in sources

  • Mr. Wm. Moore
    25 May 1848
    “ABORIGINAL OUTRAGE.—One day last week, a most murderous assault was made upon Mr. Wm. Moore, an industrious farmer on the Merri Creek, by a mob of black fellows, of whom the notorious "Billy Hamilton" was the ringleader.”
    Source: COLONIAL EXTRACTS. Moreton Bay Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1846 - 1861), Saturday 25 November 1848, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3708435