Surname:
Davy (Indigenous)
Place:
Wallis Creek Bridge
Details:
Aboriginal boy employed by Mr. Pringle. Assaulted by Michael Hoy
Surname:
Davy (Indigenous)
Details:
Found dead in a mill dam at Trevallyn. Had been missing for a fortnight
Surname:
Davy (Indigenous)
Place:
Supreme Court Sydney
Details:
Evidence of George Anderson in the trial of men accused of the slaughter of black natives near the station of Henry Dangar, Myall Creek - Cross examined by Mr. Windeyer.-I am not sure they would have killed the gins they left behind. I asked them to leave one gin, but not the one they left. They untied one for Davy (a black). I don t know why they spared Davy, only that he had been so long about the place and was more naturalised than the rest. I staid in the hut, and never left it after they left. Davy did not go with the whites. I never went to the place where the bodies were. I saw no other smoke that day than what I have described. I told Mr. Hobbs when he came home, that they took the blacks away, and that I could not help it. I only identified one man when before Mr. Day, the magistrate, and said I knew no more. The two men I named, were Russell and Flemming ; I knew the others faces. I say I only knew the name of one, and of Flemming who was away. I never expected any thing for coming forward to give evidence in this case. I ll take anything any body will give me, but I ask for nothing but protection. The magistrate said, he would commit me for thinking, or for not thinking, or something. I then began to recollect all I knew about it. I was punished twice since I have been in the country (about six years), once for neglect of duty, and once for being absent without leave. I was marched from New England to Patrick Plains, and got 100 lashes. I was transported for life for robbing my master. Foley was left with me as a guard over the fire arms. I thought they left him to make me believe the blacks were coming. I know old Joey ; he used to be with the rest of the blacks. King Sandy, his wife, and child, were taken away. The name of the gin I wanted to keep was Hipita. Daddy, and another black named Tommy, were taken away. I knew Sandy, Joey; King Sandy, and Daddy, King Sandy s wife, and young Charlie, her child.; they were all taken away. Re examined -Davy did not belong to the tribe that was taken away ; he came from the Peel with cattle
Surname:
Denis (Indigenous)
Place:
Goonal, Liverpool Plains
Details:
Blind in one eye. Once speared a stockman who was pursuing him. A verdict of justifiable homicide was found and he continued to live at Goonal. Denis guided the Rev. William Ridley on his journey to Liverpool Plains in 1853
Surname:
Dennis (Cobuan) (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
Age 49. On Return of Aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Dennis (Guramudda) (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
Age 48. On Return of Aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Derby (Indigenous)
Source:
Dungog Chronicle 22 December 1905
Details:
Correspondence from Captain (?Thomas) Cook to Edward Deas Thompson dated 14 December 1837. Sir I do myself the honor to state to you for the information of His Excellency the Governor that a formal complaint was made to me a few days ago, by a respectable person in this neighbourhood in favour of five aborigines whose names are in the margin (Derby, Purser, and three others. The two blacks named adds the Police Magistrate in a marginal note, are most intelligent fellows and have great weight with their tribe. Derby is a King and speaks English well) who have for some time past been deprived of their gins, by a named F....t (supt. to John Lord, of this district) and that on hearing the story, I sent for the blacks to ascertain from themselves how the matter stood, and learning from themselves that F...t keeps quiet a seraglio and that in opposition to the remonstrances of the husbands and tribe the women belong to - I wrote a warning note to him, pointing out the necessity of his giving up the gins to the blackfellow Derby - who carried the letter. As my instructions from the Governor were very strict with regard to prosecuting those whether bond or free, who detained any of the black women contrary to their own wish or that of their friends. This communication when handed to Mr. F...t, he, as the blackfellow describes, read it, tore it to pieces and when throwing the fragments into the fireplace said in a contemptuous manner, There, go and bring another, threating at same time to shoot him if he did not instantly leave the place. Now such doings as have been reported of Mr. F....TT are not only a scandal and a disgrace to the district but lead to much ill blood and foul murder itself....Note - John Lord employed a Mr. Flett as Superintendent on his estate in the 1830s
Surname:
Desmond (Indigenous)
Place:
Lake Macquarie/ Newcastle
Source:
Glenrock Lagoon Cultural Landscape Conservation Management and Cultural Tourism Plan NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Details:
Chief of Awabakal tribe. Companion of Lieut. Sacheverell Coke
Surname:
Devil Devil (alias Bumblefoot) (Indigenous)
Details:
Indicted for violent assault on Jeremiah Buffy
Surname:
Diamond (Indigenous)
Details:
George Green late of Paterson labourer, was indicted for the wilful murder of Diamond an aboriginal near Paterson on 3rd of January 1836 The prisoner was a shepherd in the employ of Mr. Walter Windeyer at the period in question; the country at that time was in a very disturbed state on account of the hostility of the blacks who had committed several murders and robberies in that district; the atrocities at length rose to such a pitch that the shepherds and stockmen refused to go out unless armed; the prisoner was consequently allowed a pistol for his protection. On the day in question while he was driving his sheep, he was set upon from behind by several blacks who pinioned his arms, and others proceeded to drive the sheep together, as was supposed to drive away; the prisoner struggled very much and succeeded in extricating himself and drew his pistol from under his coat and fired at the party and then ran for his life. A few days afterwards the mangled remains of a human body were found near the scene of the contest, which were said to be the remains of Diamond a black who had been missing since the day in question and was reported to have been shot by Green; an inquest was held but the Jury came to no satisfactory conclusion and the matter dropped for many months till raked up by the Crown officers. Mr. Windeyer was called by the prisoner for character and a remark of that gentleman caused a little amusement when he described the prisoner to be moderately honest. The Jury without hesitation returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Surname:
Dick (Indigenous)
Details:
MURDER OF AN ABORIGINAL.-On Sunday an inquest was held by Mr. Parker, coroner, at the Union Inn, Rutherford, on the body of an aboriginal of the Maitland tribe, named Dick. It appeared that Dick had been drunk on Friday evening, and was refused liquor about nine o clock by Mrs. Toby. The next morning he was found lying dead not far from the house, having been killed by two deep wounds in the head, inflicted apparently by a tomahawk. The perpetrator was evidently another aboriginal, but who he was could only be gathered from the statement of one, a Barwan black, who was taken in custody, and who said that Tommy, a tall blackfellow from beyond Cassilis, told him he was going to kill Dick that night, because one of his (Tommys) tribe was killed by a Maitland black some time since, when in Maitland. The jury returned a verdict that the de-ceased came by his death by wounds inflicted by some person or persons unknown, supposed to be up-country aboriginals ; and they added a rider condemning the practice of people supplying blacks with intoxicating liquors..
Surname:
Dick (Indigenous)
Source:
Hunter Living Histories - Wallis Album
Details:
2 Natives of New South Wales. Dick killed Burigon one day with one [underlined] blow. Titled below drawings and inscription in ink in Wallis hand. Portrait drawings of the Awabakal brothers. At top is pencil portrait titled Burigon or Jack showing right profile. At bottom is watercolour portrait titled Dick, showing head and upper torso. Portraits flanked by two botanical drawings titled Tetrabatica and Zeianthimum.
Surname:
Dick (Indigenous)
Source:
Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book - State Archives NSW; Roll: 757
Details:
Dick (an aboriginal), born at the Sugar load near Maitland. Labourer. Sent to Newcastle gaol from Maitland. Sentenced ti 3 months imprisonment
Surname:
Dickey (Indigenous)
Details:
Convicted of malicious injury after he threatened Elizabeth Riley with a knife and damaged her door with a tomahawk when she refused to give him meat
Surname:
Dickey (Indigenous)
Source:
Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book. State Archives NSW Roll: 757
Details:
Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland. Sentenced to 2 months hard labour for wilful injury of property
Surname:
Dicky (Darget) (Indigenous)
Source:
State Library of NSW. Papers relating to Aborigines in the Singleton District, Blanket for Native Blacks, Colonial Secretarys Office
Details:
Age 41. On Return of Aborigines to receive blankets
Surname:
Dicky (Indigenous)
Source:
Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book. State Archives NSW. Roll 757
Details:
Dickey admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland. Sentenced to 2 months hard labour for wilful injury of property
Surname:
Dicky (Indigenous)
Source:
Sydney Morning Herald
Details:
Dicky, an aboriginal native of Maitland aged 27 years died while confined at Darlinghurst gaol. Had been convicted of rape
Surname:
Dicky Charcoal (Indigenous)
Place:
Sugarloaf Creek, Hunter River district
Details:
Forty pounds reward offered for the apprehension of the following men who stood charged with having committed rape and robbery at the farm of John Lynch at Sugar Loaf Creek on 5th November 1834.....Young Price, Charcoal s Brother or Dickey Charcoal, Bill or Miserable Billy, Mickey, Jemmy Jackass and Joe the Marine, all black natives
Surname:
Dido (indigenous)
Source:
Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books -
Details:
Dido, an aboriginal, admitted to Newcastle gaol 23 December 1846. Discharged 16 January 1847
