Balderstones home was built 20 years after the massacre which happened just steps from the front door. The timing of this record is important because it was made after two of the three searches for a white woman allegedly held captive by the Kurnai. He was hit in the eye by a slug, captured by the whites, and made to lead the brigade from one camp to another. 16 0 obj Every day I look over and make sure things look peaceful there.. Gardner himself refers to Nuntin as the station established by McMillan for Macalister on western side of the Avon River in October 1840. [6], In contrast, there is an implicit assumption in Gardners work that the Kurnai were passive victims of European violence, but this does not do them justice. Gardner concludes that McMillan's group initially killed two family groups at Warrigal Creek waterhole and then a few days later killed another 60 people at the mouth of Warrigal Creek, then killing three other groups at Freshwater Creek, Gammon Creek, and Red Hill. Following the murder, Lachlan Macalister wrote a letter to Governor Sir George Gipps via the Sydney Morning Herald in which he implicated the governor for the state of anarchy in Gippsland due to the lack of official protection. Probably even as a child I just sensed something its a really spiritual place, she says. 0000000016 00000 n the Warrigal Creek massacre - possibly even a participant in it 10. The Balderstones house is just steps from a humble waterway where up to 150 Gunaikurnai people were mowed down, turning the water red with blood, A massacre map of the frontier wars interactive. They returned in triumph with flesh from the Kurnai they had killed. For them to do that and come up with a shared name was a major achievement. According to Gardner, the Warrigal Creek massacre was revenge for his murder. 12/02/2019. [35] This simplistic reductionism obscures the complexity of Gippslands early history, evident in his rejection of Robinsons observations on the escaped convicts. I asked him if he was not afraid of meeting the Blacks, his reply was, Blks Sir no fear of them now they would run away as soon as they see a white man but there are not many left, he said he had a Brother who had been in Gippsland from the first his name was Bunton & kept a Public house in Gippsland by the Dirty Water Holes & a cattle station joining to Mr. McAllister who was killed, that after Mr. McAllisters murder great slaughter of the blacks took place and that on his brothers station a cart load of Blks bones might be gath.rd up [49]. [4] Howitts pioneering anthropological work is compelling reading and provides a suitable counter to many modern narratives. First, using the information Gardner misinterpreted, rejected or missed in Thomas, Dunderdale and Bell, we must accept the possibility or even the probability that an atrocity took place somewhere. [30] Escapees living outside the law would therefore have posed a dire threat to the Kurnai. 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]. [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]. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 595.4 841.8] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Once again, Gardner corrected historical material when it did not agree with his Warrigal Creek narrative. The La Trobe Journal, 86, 23-36. Gardner claimed in June 2020 that Meyrick gave a death toll of about 150 for Warrigal Creek, which he did not. 6az Q";cM;|?)/ Bg~VK7QVK_6 +K}\\&h"DmWK+^>Pnu"8H8@sF1jO-@g?XjGs=2]v'x9y[6p X &.-Yl;;]+/[r=w(\QwG SDB?#86mXpqrOzX\R++QkEfz75Br,=t'F4_]Ug@dNq{":Q7 &DvB )vBqKwbm%aM!._aiaekE)hc_9lujzR10IrR--6HWXSA[Wd{DS#~}wDvenr,rFU-}aOe(d}b One man was killed with thirteen spears, his body was mutilated, and his arms and legs were removedthe Kurnai were cannibals. At the end of 1845, Tyers wrote a follow-up report stating: since the return of the Native Police to Head Quarters the depredations of the Aborigines of the District on the property of the Settlers, including horses as well as horned stock, have increased to an alarming extentand that I cannot at present suggest any other means of prevention, than the continuing service of the Native Police.[27]. In other parts of the District, prior to my arrival, they had occasionally come into collision with the Settlersthe consequence of which was the murder of four shepherdsand as far as I can learn without any provocationthey have also committed, and are still committing, many depredations on the stock of the Settlerswhich from the nature of the country, and the known fact of their carrying on their depredations at night, it is difficult to prevent. McMillans employer, Captain Lachlan Macalister, described the squatters as legally authorised occupiers of Crown lands. Thu It is cited in the Australian Dictionary of Biography entry for McMillan, which is in turn cited on the Victorian Parliament website. Gunaikurnai people continue to visit the land to pay their respects. This documentary captures a story from Victoria, however there were similar stories as the waves of colonisation swept across the country. Their territory extended along the coast from Cape Liptrap in the west to Point Hicks in the east, and inland to the Great Dividing Range in the north. The men were easy prey for the Kurnai and by mid-1843, four had been murdered. Gardners fiction about McMillan, his misquoting of source material, and his reliance on an unattributed, anonymous and generic story truly relegates his Warrigal Creek narrative to the realms of the apocryphal. In my research for Bitter Harvest, I could find no reference, in original sources, to The Highland Brigade, established, according to the Gardner version of history, to seek out and exterminate blacks. 0000116989 00000 n She worries Australia is still not ready to listen. An unexpected error occurred. Purchase tickets, 2023 Vimeo.com, Inc. All rights reserved. ]V)cxN:*e%{ZXi8C -[Y1d-ZZ. This mass murder was committed by early colonists Angus McMillan and the Highland Brigade. No reason was given for the murder. 2020, Cnr. 0000024533 00000 n %PDF-1.3 Warrigal Creek Massacre: A Truth-telling Documentary. The Kurnai people were the indigenous inhabitants of Gippsland when the first Europeans arrived. [1], The estimates of numbers of deaths vary: some historical accounts say that 60 people were killed,[citation needed] while other sources suggest that up to 150 people may have been killed. 2 0 obj [7], Many histories of Gippsland have quaint notions of founding fathers, churches and shires, but the reality is that squatters occupied the region in order to capture a share of the filthy lucre of the Van Diemens Land convict economy. This changed with the arrival of Tyers, who told La Trobe: The run-away Convicts, and other bad characters with which the District was infested a few months ago have, I believe been nearly all driven out by the system of surveillance pursued by the Border Police, acting under my instructions.[29]. Unfortunately, in Gippsland, his diatribe against McMillan has been conflated with issues such as Reconciliation and Black Lives Matter. Elizabeth Balderstone leads a lifestyle that many city dwellers fantasise about, on a farm in Victorias Gippsland, surrounded by friendly sheep, with a humble little creek just 60 metres from her house. A Scottish colonist, called Angus McMillan, led a group of about 20 settlers who . Your email address will not be published. 0000002903 00000 n Shepherds worked in pairs, armed, as if in an enemys country, to resist them; and it was 1843 that ended by wholesale destruction, the massacres at Warrigal Creek and Bundalaguah Swamp, where only one aboriginal was left to tell the story of how they died and the history of his race.[61]. Bells account and the report of the massacre involving the Native Police in April 1845 can be found by simple searches on Trove. McMillan is mentioned once by Gippslander, where he is supposed to have caught Macalisters horse on the road to Sale (which did not exist then). endobj Events.com has to offer. The next day, while on horseback, he was speared through the neck from behind. 0000116524 00000 n Oh how I wished I had written down the stories my grandmother used to regale us with. McMillan is not implicated in any of the material cited as evidence against him. 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. Most importantly, it does not say whereif Hatchers account is reliable, he was clearly not speaking about Warrigal Creek. [8], Michael Connor: The Massacre Maps shoddy research, In order to export livestock, the squatters needed a port and grazing land in Gippsland, as it was the closest part of the mainland to Van Diemens Land. The reference to Bundalaguah Swamp has previously escaped notice. hb``0c`` `01$Q3(f`faPS``e` 0=!E Clq.~Jg` `d``A h! Chapters 6 and 7 of Gippsland Massacres retell the story. Just before European settlement, the Kurnai raided as far as Brighton and Arthurs Seat on Port Phillip Baya distance of at least 120 kilometres as the crow fliesand they are believed to have wiped out about half of the Bunurong. Its part of our life and its not that I dont stop and think about it. 8 /Filter /FlateDecode >> Second, Gardners narrative is based on the assertion that the massacre and Angus McMillan are synonymous, but he has produced no evidence whatsoever to implicate McMillan. The second piece of evidence from Thomas is the record of his conversation with the Gippsland squatter Henry Meyrick in January 1847. Please try again. Like Dunderdale and Thomas, he did not mention a mythical Highland Brigade and he was clearly not constrained by Gardners imaginary secrecy. 0001031115 00000 n 0000118101 00000 n His reports correlate with the newspaper accounts in describing the violent state of Gippsland. The aim of this article is to examine Gardners interpretation of the Warrigal Creek massacre story and his accusations against McMillan. He also claimed this appeared to be part of a cover-up due to the arrival of Tyers or Robinson. Peter Gardner[1]. 0000003570 00000 n [6] It's an atrocity which historians found fitting the criteria of 'genocidal massacre.' [3] And forward if you like. [38], I knew two blacks who, though wounded, came out of that hole alive. e8 m-T>6R'WrqPWUVe)0'Yn1UF]2|SOWS)^h|6xy. As fast as they put their heads up for breath, they were shot.. Inspire employees with compelling live and on-demand video experiences. Gardner accepted Hoddinotts Gippslander story literally and uncritically, stating that it is completely reliable due to its vividness and detail. The Warrigal Creek Massacre on Vimeo. A Mr. Nelsons house was also attacked a few days before, and the blacks, after wounding a man in his employ, decamped with several articles of his property.[19]. 0000116911 00000 n News; Warrigal Creek doco at the Memo. [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). Beyond this, the subject needs a complete reassessment and the instilling of some academic rigour. One was a boy at the time about 12 or 14 years old. One was a boy at the time about 12 or 14 years old. Hoddinott said that more than 100 Aboriginal people were killed on that day. 0000034566 00000 n 0000020785 00000 n One was a boy at the time about 12 or 14 years old. Film Screening The Warrigal Creek Massacre This country has a hidden history that is not widely acknowledged. Nonetheless, it demonstrates that the early settlement of Gippsland was marked by violence involving the Kurnai, the settlers and convicts. But that creek, Warrigal, has seen unimaginable horrors. Second, Hatcher arrived in Gippsland several months after Tyers, so it was just a tad late to be a cover-up. <<6C2049F009130640B9B98E7F057F832E>]/Prev 1164416/XRefStm 1766>> [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. "qd]^vc'OontVsl Rather, his involvement is presented as a fait accompli. The Commissariat let annual tenders for the supply of fresh meat and other staples. Still from the Warrigal Creek Documentary produced by Swinburne University Introduction On 30 December 2020 Quadrant published an article entitled "The Warrigal Creek Massacre: True Story or Apocryphal?" by Wayne Caldow1, which was a general attack on my work and in particular on the Warrigal Creek massacre. [citation needed], A witness, Willy Hoddinott, wrote the following in 1925:[3], "The brigade coming up to the blacks camped around the Waterhole at Warrigal Creek surrounded them and fired into them, killing a great number, some escaped into the scrub, others jumped into the waterhole, and, as fast as they put their heads up for breath, they were shot until the water was red with blood. 0000117321 00000 n [50] This raises two issues: first, this is a fallacious misuse of the material; Hatcher said the bones might be gathered uphis might be has transmogrified into Gardners were. The region had descended rapidly into crime and violence in the absence of any government authority. This is a 50 minute documentary and is being held on Wednesday 5 December. Emotional articles in the Guardian in 2019 parroted the denunciation of McMillan, as did the Gippsland Times in June 2020. At a quiet bend on a beautiful creek they committed one of the worst acts of indiscriminate killing in the Australian colonies. The Warrigal Creek Massacre event will include: Smoking Ceremony and Welcome to Country Refreshments Filmscreening Panel-led discussion Date: Thursday 11 July 2019 Time: 6.30pm . The answer is in three parts. Produced and directed by Andrew Dodd and Lisa Gye. [55] The murder of Macalister may have marked a turning point in which the Europeans went on the offensive. endstream endobj 92 0 obj <>/Metadata 5 0 R/PageLabels 2 0 R/Pages 4 0 R/StructTreeRoot 7 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 93 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC/ImageI]/Properties<>>>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 595.276 841.89]/Type/Page>> endobj 94 0 obj [95 0 R 96 0 R] endobj 95 0 obj <>/Border[0 0 0]/H/O/Rect[243.918 110.871 393.795 129.239]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> endobj 96 0 obj <>/Border[0 0 0]/H/O/Rect[262.285 160.096 431.264 175.524]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> endobj 97 0 obj <> endobj 98 0 obj [/Indexed/DeviceCMYK 244 110 0 R] endobj 99 0 obj [/ICCBased 111 0 R] endobj 100 0 obj <>stream I ill not believe anything about aboriginal history that does not have the Indigenous Seal of Approval by the Bruce Pascoe Ministry of Truth. [58] Apart from the perverse logic of this claim, it is factually incorrect. endobj Warrigal Creek Massacre Documentary This documentary will be shown at the Regent Theatre in Yarram on 10 July at 7.30pm during Naidoc Week. Captain Charles Tyers RN arrived in Gippsland in January 1844 as the Commissioner for Crown Lands. 6 0 obj << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> The question posed at the start of this article was whether Gardners Warrigal Creek massacre story should be seen as historical fact or an apocryphal tale. My late husbands family had owned the property since the late 1880s and my father-in-law was a very passionate historian, she says. Drawing on official archives and oral histories that have never died, this is the story of The Warrigal Creek Massacre. [16] The Port Phillip Gazette reported in April 1845: A report has been current that a whole tribe of blacks has been extirpated in the Gipps Land country, by the Western Port or Port Phillip blacks, led on by several of the Mounted Black Police; we understand that an investigation is now going on, and we may add it is one of the most extraordinary affairs we have yet heard about. In the spirit of this year's NAIDOC theme Voice.Treaty.Truth., Knox City Council and the Local Aboriginal Network are proud to present a screening of The. 0000115891 00000 n If a historical narrative is to be used as the basis for debate or action in the public sphere, it should be grounded in non-partisan, objective research and analysis. Here are some resources for further research. Following the screening, VMIAC will facilitate a discussion about the film and its importance in understanding the effects of colonisation and inter-generational trauma and resilience for First Nations peoples. The manager of the Krowathunkooloong keeping place in Bairnsdale, Rob Hudson, agrees. The Author at Warrigal Creek 2016. Because to move forward we must acknowledge our past. They were feared by their tribal enemies for their ability to attack at nighta skill the Europeans were to encounter.[5]. Word of the murder was sent to Lachlan Macalister. Production and research by Danielle Bowen, Jonathan Boadle, Jakeb Fair, Alex Owsianka, Don Sheil and Ben Winnell. ktp33#`r[vhJ hR,t%434qrZQ7z 0000021061 00000 n 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. His words continue to have influence and have provided a convenient but misplaced source of outrageand how does the community benefit from having negative sentiments engendered on a false premise? L4V n)p>WRMXBe*(ru)%]>9,ZUN \p ,_`s=L{5vs{Gw 2ngnBaz0&#Xk+_ q10 m 2, pp.20-21, [9] Cox, Kenneth (1973) Angus McMillan: Pathfinder, Published by the author. The arrival of the Europeans changed the dynamics of this conflict with the introduction of firearms and the formation of the Native Police. It really hadnt happened before and it just was not even acknowledged or recognised.. LGMedia. Viki Sinclair, another member of the group who is descended from a member of McMillans Highland Brigade, says: Its the first time around here that the Aboriginal groups came across with groups like ours to work on something like this and it was something important to tackle and do together. Dunderdale states: Lachlan Macalister had a long experience in dealing with blackfellows and bushrangers; he had been a captain in the army and an officer of the border police. 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. GLaWAC has been given permission to screen the Warrigal Creek Massacre film at our office at Forestec. ?6m-^a_DD/UJ[ We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet and work. Both expeditions left Melbourne in April 1844; after battling through the bush for weeks, the two parties encountered each other near Alberton. In July 1843, up to 150 Gunaikurnai people were killed near the banks of what is now known as Warrigal Creek. % 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. ] 2|SOWS ) ^h|6xy he did not mention a mythical Highland Brigade gave a death toll of about for! 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