Myall Creek Massacre
The massacre at Myall creek was an event that happened near the Gwydir river, in NSW on June 10th 1838, it is a massacre as 28 unarmed aboriginal men, women and children were killed by 11 (10 white Englishmen and 1 black African) men.
7 of these men were found guilty of murder and were hung after two trials. They were first found innocent due to lack of evidence and witnesses as the only people that were there to witness the massacre were the people committing the crime itself.
After first being declared as innocent, a second trial was held were this time only 7 of the 11 people stood trial (eventually being found guilty) as the credibility of Henry Dangar was destroyed by the prosecuting attorney.
This was significant to Australian Society at the time as it was the first time that white men had been found guilty and punished for a crime like this, it also brought light to other similar events that had happened and resulted in more people getting executed. Murdering Creek road got its name from an aboriginal massacre that sadly took place in that area.
7 of these men were found guilty of murder and were hung after two trials. They were first found innocent due to lack of evidence and witnesses as the only people that were there to witness the massacre were the people committing the crime itself.
After first being declared as innocent, a second trial was held were this time only 7 of the 11 people stood trial (eventually being found guilty) as the credibility of Henry Dangar was destroyed by the prosecuting attorney.
This was significant to Australian Society at the time as it was the first time that white men had been found guilty and punished for a crime like this, it also brought light to other similar events that had happened and resulted in more people getting executed. Murdering Creek road got its name from an aboriginal massacre that sadly took place in that area.
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Myall Creek Massacre
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