Warrigal Creek

Warrigal Creek

Warrigal Creek is a creek and area in Victoria, Australia.

Warrigal Creek massacre

In June or July 1843 after an escalation of killing between settlers and Aborigines a significant (but uncertain) number of Aborigines were killed at Warrigal Creek, one of many Gippsland massacres inflicted upon the Gunai people.

External links

*http://www.quadrant.org.au/php/archive_details_list.php?article_id=963

Bibliography

*The Book of the Bush
*"The Settling of Gippsland - A Regional History", by Patrick Morgan, published by Gippsland Municipalities Association, Traralgon, 1997 ISBN 0-646-33857-9
*Gardner, Peter, 'The Warrigal Creek massacre', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, pp. 47-51, June, 1980.


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