(4) War
Gudyarra (war) and the Bicentennial of Martial Law 2024 (4) - War During May Wiradjuri attacks intensify throughout the region. Windradyne begins what is suspected as being a payback mission for the murder of members of his family and community. There are co-ordinated attacks of large forces of warriors who rob huts, burn them down and attack workers, injuring some and killing others. The attacks are targeted and destructive. Station workers are terrified. The large numbers of warriors involved and frequency of attacks suggest that a number of different warbands are involved. Three landholdings between Bathurst and Mudgee are particularly targeted on or about 25 May – huts robbed and burned down, workers killed and stock eaten. Two of the workers killed are known to have been involved in crimes against the local Wiradjuri the year before. The holdings targeted are on sites significant to the Wiradjuri: one on a ceremonial site and where...