Myall Creek massacre
| Date | 10 June 1838 |
|---|---|
| Location | Myall Creek, New South Wales, Australia |
| Outcome |
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| Deaths | 28+ |
| Accused | John Henry Fleming and 11 assigned convicts |
| Convicted | Charles Kilmeister, James Oates, Edward Foley, John Russell, John Johnstone, William Hawkins, and James Parry |
The Myall Creek massacre was the killing of at least 28 unarmed Aboriginal people in the Colony of New South Wales by eight colonists on 10 June 1838 at the Myall Creek in the north of the colony. Seven perpetrators were convicted of murder and hanged.
This was one of the few alleged massacres of Aboriginal people to have been proven in court and the only to result in the conviction and execution of any of the perpetrators. After two trials, seven perpetrators of twelve accused were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by hanging. Four men were never retried on additional charges following their acquittal in the first trial. The leader of the perpetrators, free settler John Henry Fleming, evaded arrest and was never tried. The trials and guilty verdicts sparked extreme controversy within New South Wales settler society.