Individual or Group Submission08/11/24

Peter Stevenson

This submission concerns the Myall Creek massacre that took place in 1838. It outlines how the Myall Creek atrocity was "more a mopping up exercise than a massacre," and discusses the "Great Australian Silence" and the "Black Association." It also provides other points of discussion, such as the Native Police and "Bluey’s relationship with the Gwydir Group of Massacres". Additionally, it discusses the reconciliation work of Peter Stevenson and the Myall Creek Memorial Gathering.

Topics: History, Massacres

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