In July 1844 he wrote, I regret however to observe that the depredations of the Aborigines continue and that the small police force at my disposal is inadequate to put a stop to them. He went on to describe how the natives have been very troublesome, killing 90 head of cattle belonging to Mr Sparks, at various times, and many belonging to Mr Jones. I learned a lot I had not previously known, and am still thinking about. [46] Gardner admonished Hoddinott, stating, in this account he failed to implicate McMillan as he had done 15 years earlierbut neither version implicated McMillan.[47]. %PDF-1.5 'Conspiracy of silence': how sabotaged inquiries fed massacre denials, Telling the truth about Australia's past will be painful but it will be liberating | Karen Mundine and Richard Weston, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Peter Gardner[1]. When Angus McMillian and the Highland Brigade rode through Gippsland in 1843, they aimed to murder as many Gunai Kurnai children, women and men as they could. To date, there is nothing to suggest that it will include Angus McMillan leading the Charge of the Highland Brigade. Power your marketing strategy with perfectly branded videos to drive better ROI. His reports correlate with the newspaper accounts in describing the violent state of Gippsland. 0001064425 00000 n This is an opportunity to look back, acknowledge events and move forward together as Australians, united though the country on which we all live and a better understanding of our nations history. Gardner claims it is a secondary source but it is, at best, folk history that he has embroidered with his own fiction about McMillan. At a quiet bend on a beautiful creek they committed one of the worst acts of indiscriminate killing in the Australian colonies. Some of the tale also bears a resemblance to accounts of the Hospital Creek massacre in New South Wales that emerged between 1911 and 1919, in which the survivor was a one-eyed Aborigine. This land was never ceded. There were simple economic facts that led to this. 0000002096 00000 n bHn=Y,8M*[+GwXfi1^yn}vSuvA@pN. 1 0 obj Gardners evidence for Angus McMillans involvement in the Warrigal Creek massacre consists of a story written for The Gap school magazine in 1925 by William Hoddinott under the pseudonym of Gippslander. Their prior absence from the discourse may indicate the level of research in this area. << /Type /Page /Parent 3 0 R /Resources 6 0 R /Contents 4 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595 842] He calls them The McMillan Massacres. A Scottish colonist, called Angus McMillan, led a group of about 20 settlers who . 0000008955 00000 n The attack on the Brataualung people camped at Warrigal Creek was one of several incidents resulting in loss of life among the Gunai Kurnai people. Gardner claims his work is partly political and partly moralistic; he disdains objectivity and describes his politics as left. 5|ya"R=:(O)Y?vM=u(f!ygaR@Dfx*qVhCqE CML@Ishk4 C&YE$A9M#~gyHN#,H^(eC:Z;o=ni!|"V?bx6c49Y+b FyELe_`GGWy&2SpKeQPZY4)OEe <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 595.4 841.8] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> y]\lt`(+WT5[y&Z}_~PbEH/XFN4Kz+Vb)44BQ?Zh*Y Eo4/xhJk Peter Gardner deserves recognition for highlighting the reality of conflict in early Gippsland. Our land of migrants, from the very first in their canoes or who even walked here. The newspapers and Charles Tyerss reports indicate that attacks by the Kurnai continued in 1844 and 1845; they did not end at Warrigal Creek in 1843. 0000116524 00000 n Drawing on official archives and oral histories that have never died, this is the story of The Warrigal Creek Massacre. Buntines Bruthen Creek run was several miles and several squatting runs to the west of Warrigal Creek. %%EOF Please call Drouin Library for more information 56 251564. Don't miss the first Melbourne screening of an important new film, The Warrigal Creek Massacre, by former @Swinburne staff Andrew Dodd and Lisa Gye and assisted by current and former Swinburne. [44] The word colourful may have been more appropriate. Beyond this, the subject needs a complete reassessment and the instilling of some academic rigour. 0000116300 00000 n endobj However, Thomas, Hatcher and Meyrick did not mention Warrigal Creek as Gardner claimsand they certainly did not mention McMillan. Host virtual events and webinars to increase engagement and generate leads. 6 0 obj xref They proposed a different name: Bunjileene-Purrine. [40] Otherwise, he has no involvement in the story. [22] Sydney Morning Herald 15 April 1844, p. 4; the article appears to have Lachlan Macalisters turn of phrase. Presumably he had reasons for both, but he did not say why and he did not reveal the source of his information. Build a site and generate income from purchases, subscriptions, and courses. Macalister stated that escaped convicts were committing the most revolting crimes the calendar can namesuch as murder, rape, robbery, forgeries, cattle-stealing, and last, though not least, sly grog-selling, the root of all crime. Gardner claimed in June 2020 that Meyrick gave a death toll of about 150 for Warrigal Creek, which he did not. The creek is on a farm 40 kilometres south of Sale, and 200 kilometres east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland area of Victoria, Australia. endobj <>>> 0000020901 00000 n Gardner cites other versions of the death of Macalister and the massacre to build his narrative, all based on Gippslander or otherwise post-Dunderdale. But I wish to look forward, unimpeded by SJWs. Inspire employees with compelling live and on-demand video experiences. The murder of Ranald Macalister may have been the pretext for an attack on the Kurnai at Warrigal Creek or Gammon Creek but this is not borne out by the contemporary historical record. E lizabeth Balderstone leads a lifestyle that many city dwellers fantasise about, on a farm in Victoria's Gippsland, surrounded by friendly sheep, with a humble little creek just 60 metres from. [23] Inwards correspondence Tyers to La Trobe 44/1367 p.5 PROV, [24] Port Phillip Gazette 21 May 1842, p.3, [25] Tyers to La Trobe Inwards Correspondence 45/324 PROV, [27] Tyers to La Trobe Inwards Correspondence 46/219 PROV, [28] Tyers to La Trobe Inwards Correspondence 44/2112, PROV; Port Phillip Patriot 12 August 1839, p.4, [29] Tyers to La Trobe Inwards Correspondence 44/1367, p.4, PROV, [30] Port Phillip Patriot 12 August 1839, p.4, [31] Gardner, P. D. (1994) Through Foreign Eyes, Ngarak Press, Ensay, p.45, [32]Gardner (1993) p.58; (1990) Our Murdering Founding Father, 2nd Edition, Ngarak Press, p.28, [33] The Guardian 6 March 2019; 8 March 2019; Gippsland Times 16 June 2020, [34] Gardner (1993) pp 6-7; (2015) Some Random Notes on Massacres 2000-2015 (on-line essay). [48] Thomas (right) recorded a conversation with a man named Hatcher who Gardner believes was the brother-in-law of a Gippsland squatter named Buntine. stream Lachlan Macalisters demand of Gipps to provide protection for the settlers gives the impression that the settlers were on the defensive against both the Kurnai and the convicts. Gardners reliability can best be judged by his rewriting of an inter-tribal massacre at Tambo Crossing. [9], With an overland route opened by McMillan and a rudimentary settlement and port established on the Albert River at Port Albert, squatters began occupying the plains; by the end of 1844, the entire Gippsland squatting district had been occupied. So far, this has been lacking. 0000116989 00000 n %PDF-1.3 The Warrigal Creek Massacre | About the film When Angus McMillian and the Highland Brigade rode through Gippsland in 1843, they aimed to murder as many Gunai Kurnai children, women and men as they could. He was hit in the eye by a slug, captured by the whites, and made to lead the 'brigade' from one camp to another.". In July 1843, a European named Ronald Macalister was killed by First Nations men near Port Albert, in Victoria. And when Gippsland comes to terms with what happened, and why it happened, theres an opportunity to talk much better about that history.. Part III: Other Versions of the Massacre Story. An independent expedition from Melbourne to Corner Inlet in the barque Singapore in the same year led to the discovery of the mouths of the Albert and Tarra rivers. MAR Gardner believes that the lack of primary evidence for massacres such as Warrigal Creek is due to silence and secrecy and this is a recurrent theme in his work. 0000030698 00000 n Please try again. e8 m-T>6R'WrqPWUVe)0'Yn1UF]2|SOWS)^h|6xy. It is about the importance of truth- telling. Your email address will not be published. It really hadnt happened before and it just was not even acknowledged or recognised.. Originally reported by Robinson as such, Gardner has interpreted an obscure comment by Robinson to argue that it was actually a massacre by settlers that Robinson was covering up. L4V n)p>WRMXBe*(ru)%]>9,ZUN \p ,_`s=L{5vs{Gw 2ngnBaz0&#Xk+_ q10 m Chapters 6 and 7 of Gippsland Massacres retell the story. Among the most shocking is the Jack Smith massacre (Warrigal Creek, Victoria) in 1843, where about 150-170 Brataualang people were killed over 5 days in retaliation for the killing of one single personRonald Macalister, the nephew of a local squatter. [4][1], Despite the widespread belief that MacMillan led several massacres, as of 2021[update] there are over 12 monuments in the Gippsland region dedicated to him. If the problem persists contact Customer Support. >> Is there any aspect of our history that has now not been corrupted by the SJWs? No reason was given for the murder. The Geelong Advertiser reported the murder: It is reported that Mr. McAllister was decoyed from his station by a party of blacks on pretext of having found a flock of sheep that had been missing, and that having got him to a spot favourable for their murderous purpose, they set upon him with their waddies, and despatched him under circumstances of the utmost barbarity.[20]. 5 0 obj Around 60 Indigenous Australians were killed, and many more were wounded. He was accompanied by George Henry Haydon, who published an account of their journey, which is also well known. [15]. In July 1843, up to 150 Gunaikurnai people were killed near the banks of what is now known as Warrigal Creek. Produced and directed by Andrew Dodd and Lisa Gye. [14], Conflict with the Kurnai was not restricted to the Europeans. At a quiet bend on a beautiful creek they committed one of the worst acts of indiscriminate killing in the Australian colonies. 0000002765 00000 n It is cited in the Australian Dictionary of Biography entry for McMillan, which is in turn cited on the Victorian Parliament website. Coincidentally or not, the Australasian newspaper published stories between 1923 and 1925 with a one-eyed Aboriginal character named Bing-eye; the term club foot was ubiquitous. ktp33#`r[vhJ hR,t%434qrZQ7z 0000029696 00000 n This implied that the other four police were assigned servants, or white slaves, as John Pascoe Fawkner, the editor of the Port Phillip Patriot and a fierce critic of the convict system, called them. 0000011274 00000 n However, he has not included a much earlier reference to the massacre. [23] To put this in context, crimes against livestock carried a heavy penalty. [40] Gippslander (1925) Experiences with Gippsland blacks, The Gap, Education Department, Bairnsdale Inspectorate, Omeo, pp 5-6. An unexpected error occurred. Fri., 27 May 20225:00 pm 8:30 pm AEST, Siteworks Workroom 233 Saxon StreetBrunswick, VIC 3056. You can still browse your favorite events on our The Australian reported in August: The Prince George touched at Port Albert on the 25th ultimo, and reports that the Agenoria is taking in cattle there, the captain of which reported the blacks to be in a very riotous state. NAIDOC Week 2019. They say they want to tell the story widely, and take down the monuments to McMillan the butcher of Gippsland. One man was killed with thirteen spears, his body was mutilated, and his arms and legs were removedthe Kurnai were cannibals. We are here to help! The Warrigal Creek Massacre: True Story or Apocryphal? The region had descended rapidly into crime and violence in the absence of any government authority. [37] Again, no proof is offered. Here are some resources for further research. They were feared by their tribal enemies for their ability to attack at nighta skill the Europeans were to encounter.[5]. [2], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}374014S 1463957E / 37.67056S 146.66583E / -37.67056; 146.66583, Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 01:43, List of massacres of Indigenous Australians, "Victoria's Deadly & Proud campaign remembers Indigenous victims of Warrigal Creek massacre in South Gippsland", "Living on a massacre site: home truths and trauma at Warrigal Creek", "Victoria to introduce Australia's first truth-telling process to address Indigenous injustices", "Victoria to establish truth and justice process as part of Aboriginal treaty process", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warrigal_Creek_Massacre&oldid=1141638012, "The Settling of Gippsland - A Regional History", by Patrick Morgan, published by Gippsland Municipalities Association, Traralgon, 1997. The Warrigal Creek Massacre on Vimeo. [2] His work has indeed permeated academic and public discourse, but it contains many unproven assertions that undermine his main premise, that McMillan was responsible for the massacre. I think the first thing for Gippsland is to acknowledge that it does have that history, like other places where bad things have happened, where massacres have occurred, where theres some acknowledgement of whats occurred instead of masking it, a Gurnaikurnai elder, Doris Paton, told the film-makers Andrew Dodd and Lisa Gye. Those who came in chains, those who fled famine, those who fled or survived genocide and war and its consequences. Messrs. Pearson and Cunninghame have been the latest sufferers by those cannibals; it is not only the stock they kill we feel the loss of, but running the remainder off their runs, and the expense the proprietors are put to in collecting their cattle, and procuring guns and ammunition for everyone engaged in their employment.[22]. 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