The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser Saturday
11 February 1843
On Saturday morning last, between eight and nine o'clock, two
aboriginals called at an out station of Mr. R. Scott's, of Glendon, about seven
miles from the house, and enquired for the shepherd ; on being told by the
watchman that he was after the sheep on the mountain, they asked the watchman
whether he came to the colony an immigrant, or a prisoner, and when he replied
that he came as a prisoner they said it was well for him, as prisoners were
obliged to come here against their will, but the immigrants came of their own
accord, to rob the black man of his land and gave him no food,
and that they would pay them (the immigrants) off for it.
They then took whatever they could carry off in the hut; and said they
would have the women who were there. Whilst the two black fellows were talking to the watchman the women made
their escape, out of the back of the hut and ran towards the bush to conceal
themselves; each of the women having an infant in her arms. When the blacks missed them they went in
pursuit, and soon overtook one of the women, and were going to spear her, when
she cried out, "There are two horsemen coming after some cattle,” which
just then appeared insight.
The blacks stopped
to look, and the woman fortunately escaped to the mountain. They soon
afterwards came up with the other woman, whose name is Keoghue, and who had a child
with her about three months old, and gave her several blows with a waddy, which
left two deep wounds on her head and one on the neck. She fell senseless to the
ground, and they mangled in a dreadful manner her child and a boy about nine
years old named Cavanagh, who happened to be at the station on a visit for a
few days. Their mangled remains were interred at Black Creek on
the following day.
The poor woman was conveyed to Glendon, where every attention has been
paid her by Dr. Glennie, and she now appears to be in a fair way of recovering
from the murderous attack.
The blacks, after
this deed of blood, examined the mountain in every direction in search of the shepherd,
who heard them cooeying for him not a hundred yards off, and who knew nothing
of what had happened.
One of the murderers is supposed to be the same who killed Mulcahey's
children some time ago. The Glendon tribes are very indignant at the shocking
affair, and are preparing to go in pursuit
of these bloodthirsty savages; and we sincerely
hope that we shall before long hear that the villians have been captured.
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