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Conflict continued well into the 1860s as the frontier moved further north. The general date for the end of the southern war is attributed to the hanging of Dundalli in 1855, and the subsequent arrival of the Native Police which caused the remaining Aboriginal raiders in Brisbane to flee the town.
The conflict in Queensland was the bloodiest in the history of colonial Australia. Some studies give evidence of some 1,500 whites and associates (meaning Aboriginal servants, as well as Chinese, Melanesian, and other non-Europeans) killed on the Queensland frontier during the 19th century, while others suggest that upwards of 65,000 Aboriginal ...
It holds historical significance and has been a site of various events over the years. Originally an island in the Burnett River, Paddy Island has seen frontier conflicts involving squatters and station hands from surrounding properties, resulting in significant confrontations with Aboriginal communities in the area. [2]
Aboriginal grinding stones—a pestle and mortar—vital in making flours for bush bread. Aboriginal women were experts at making bread from a variety of seasonal grains and nuts. Aboriginal Australians were limited to the range of foods occurring naturally in their area, but they knew exactly when, where and how to find everything edible.
Dundalli was born into the Dalla tribes, probably as a son of the Dalambara clan. [2] Together with his brother Oumulli, he grew up in the Blackall Range.The area had a rich regional economy, with fertile ranges spread out over areas of spectacular scenery, with waterfalls plunging into deep gorges.
Queensland represents the single bloodiest colonial frontier in Australia. [62] [63] Thus the records of Queensland document the most frequent reports of shootings and massacres of indigenous people and the most disreputable frontier police force. [64] Thus some sources have characterised these events as a "Queensland Aboriginal genocide".
Tom Wills, cricketer and founder of Australian rules football, one of six settlers who survived the massacre Horatio Wills' gravestone, ca. 1950. The Cullin-la-ringo massacre, also known as the Wills tragedy, was a massacre of white colonists by Indigenous Australians that occurred on 17 October 1861, north of modern-day Springsure in Central Queensland, Australia.
No numbers were made but the 'affray' was later described as 'one of the bloodiest in Queensland frontier history'. [158] 1849. Unknown numbers killed on the Balonne and Condamine. By 1849 clashes between Aboriginal people and settlers occurred on the Balonne and Condamine Rivers of Queensland. [63]