| Site Name | Telegraph Point, Wilson River |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name | |
| Language Group, Nation or People | Biripi |
| Present State/Territory | NSW |
| Colony/State/Territory at the time | NSW |
| Police District | Port Macquarie |
| Latitude | -31.326 |
| Longitude | 152.794 |
| Date | Between 1 Jan 1824 and 31 Dec 1824 |
| Attack Time | Day |
| Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
| Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
| Victims Killed | 6 |
| Victims Killed Notes | men |
| Attackers | Colonists |
| Attacker Descriptions | Military |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | |
| Transport | Foot, Boat |
| Motive | Reprisal |
| Weapons Used | Musket(s), Muzzle Loading Rifle(s) |
| Narrative | In 1824, Mr Wilson set out in a boat with a detachment of soldiers on the Wilson River. According to Henry Wilson's memoir, provided by R Wilson, 'After leaving Prospect', (Hack's Ferry) the party 'came upon a blacks' camp [at Telegraph Point] and the natives threw spears at the men in the boat, and some of the soldiers were hurt, but not seriously. The boat was rowed over to the shore on the opposite side to the blacks, who were taught such a lesson at the hands of the party that they never forgot, and one which taught the natives to fear the men who were firing at them' (Wilson, 1941). Henry Wilson's memoir was earlier published in Port Macquarie News of Sept 14, 1889 when he was 72 years old (p8, Morris, 2005). It remains unclear whether the Mr Wilson referred to was the father of Henry Wilson, Mr William Wilson, Overseer of Public Works at Port Macquarie, or Lieutenant William Earle Bulwer Wilson who was Engineer and Inspector of Public Works. They were both in Port Macquarie at the time (pp17-28, Morris, 2005). |
| Sources | Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer, September 16, 1941, p4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168515594; Morris, Graham P Son of Caledon Kilsyth: Graham P Morris, 2005. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | * |
