Mr. Mackay

Events

  • Raid and killing at Mackay's station
    29 May 1840 – 30 May 1840 — pursuit
    Aboriginal group, armed with guns, raid Mackay's station. Horses killed, hut burned down and wheat destroyed in a 2 day siege. According to news reports the group included 'Jacky, Winberri and Billy Hamilton'. According to Dr Mackay's statement to Chief Protector Robinson, the leader was Merriman.
    Sources
    • PORT PHILLIP NEWS. Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844), Tuesday 8 December 1840, page 4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71620462
    • ERRORS OF THE PRESS. (1840, June 24). The Colonist (Sydney, NSW : 1835 - 1840), p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31725175
    • 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
    • LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (1840, August 20). Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser (Vic. : 1839 - 1845), p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228130498
    • SYDNEY. (1840, September 18). Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844), p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71620018

Mentions of person in sources

  • Mackay
    13 Feb 1839
    “A short time ago, ten or fifteen blacks went to Dr. Mackay's sheep station, and ordered him to give them some "jimbucks"—he peremptorily refused, and they were about to despatch him, when the arrival of a stockman and some others prevented them, and they dispersed.”
    Source: Yass. (1839, February 13). The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser (NSW : 1838 - 1841), p. 2 (MORNING). Retrieved June 9, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32162854
  • Mr. Mackay
    “The blacks who lately attacked Mr. Mackay's station were completely armed, and it was the worst case that came under his notice.”
    Source: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (1840, August 20). Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser (Vic. : 1839 - 1845), p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228130498