tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post5834321397680717980..comments2024-02-12T11:10:01.386+10:00Comments on Kavanagh's Queensland: Truth about Cullin-la-ringoKavanagh's Queenslandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02617682681746569748noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-20003888140243978732024-02-12T11:10:01.386+10:002024-02-12T11:10:01.386+10:00I'm a decendant of the Bakers and seeking any ...I'm a decendant of the Bakers and seeking any family tree history. If you would like to collaberate please email spbaker23 at gmail dot comSimonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-75884768535826749212018-02-11T12:02:50.001+10:002018-02-11T12:02:50.001+10:00Some very interesting articles and comments made o...Some very interesting articles and comments made on this site. I thank you for sharing and look forward to hearing more :)Believe626https://www.blogger.com/profile/07540119043284679442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-35332845191583407162016-10-02T16:09:37.904+10:002016-10-02T16:09:37.904+10:00Interesting article. For yet another view of the e...Interesting article. For yet another view of the events at Cullin-la-ringo, see "Tom Wills" by Greg De Moore, Allen and Unwin,2009, chapter 11. <br />Bob Whiteman October,2016Bob Whitemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816573921281822808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-85412800874984536792016-10-02T16:06:32.272+10:002016-10-02T16:06:32.272+10:00Interesting article. For yet another view of the e...Interesting article. For yet another view of the events at Cullin-la-ringo, see "Tom Wills" by Greg De Moore, Allen and Unwin,2009, chapter 11. <br />Bob Whiteman October,2016Bob Whitemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816573921281822808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-48139770792836800792016-08-06T20:22:31.456+10:002016-08-06T20:22:31.456+10:00May I suggest that you go there and speak to Tom W...May I suggest that you go there and speak to Tom Wills Jnr. who still lives on the property to this day. He is a historian for that property and keeper of the cometary next to his homestead. He has many artefacts from the time and many diary entries written in the day. Yes I have been there and I knew Tom quite well, he is still there and is a direct descendant of these people. It would be far better to go and speak to the man than research fantasy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-85141234755456817882015-11-23T09:38:57.980+10:002015-11-23T09:38:57.980+10:00Does anybody know how the artist T. G. Moyle who p...Does anybody know how the artist T. G. Moyle who painted the scene 2 days after the massacre came to be on the scene? His painting of the recovery party was acquired by the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, in 2009.Dannosaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805461525625961229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-79809534550895697462014-11-08T14:15:04.988+10:002014-11-08T14:15:04.988+10:00Cullin laringo means "Sough and found"Cullin laringo means "Sough and found"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-24261496041417070672014-02-13T10:22:42.119+10:002014-02-13T10:22:42.119+10:00yo yo yoyo yo yoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-19512093484373751812013-12-07T10:37:23.128+10:002013-12-07T10:37:23.128+10:00The story I read was that the next door neighbour ...The story I read was that the next door neighbour shot 2 aboriginals for killing and eating some sheep. This action was a reprisal. The original letter written the next day by the surviving Wills is in the Qld Library archive. The overseer Baker was married to Elizabeth Excell my remote relative. He was deported as a convict and after his release 7 years later he sent for Elizabeth and their 5 children. Elizabeth died as the ship approached Melbourne. Baker then re-married and was appointed by Wills to estalish the sheep station. An estimated 400 aboriginals were shot on sight in the years nfollowing the event. Nigelxl@ozemail.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-26456023523444571272013-10-28T13:45:20.248+10:002013-10-28T13:45:20.248+10:00Does anyone know the meaning of the word, Cullin-l...Does anyone know the meaning of the word, Cullin-la-ringo"Lucy's Fresh Curry Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01380171852145909162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-2946820769457606252013-07-31T13:24:39.483+10:002013-07-31T13:24:39.483+10:00Tom Wills led the famous Aboriginal cricket team f...Tom Wills led the famous Aboriginal cricket team from around Harrow to England and is well remembered in the district. There is a Tom Wills drive in Edenhope. Tom Wills was a good man and like his father treated the natives well. Thomashttp://203.123.110.1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-60620244497360468772013-07-24T20:07:51.308+10:002013-07-24T20:07:51.308+10:00I think you were in a rush or forgot to correct ou...I think you were in a rush or forgot to correct our work because you made a few mistakes. I think you are only blaming everything on the Aborigines because when the Whites went to get revenge on the Aborigines before they killed one of the Aborigines he/she said and i quote "I no kill white man". I would encourage more information on why the aborigines killed all those whites there has to be a reason they killed the whites because Tommy Wills had killed some aborigines .<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-29317853147689629202013-01-06T10:16:51.443+10:002013-01-06T10:16:51.443+10:00The Wills family in Victoria had a great relations...The Wills family in Victoria had a great relationship with the local Aboriginal people, in fact it was part of a game they played which inspired Tom to lay down the basic rules of play for what was to become A.F.L. Les Perrins book describes how Tom Wills noticed they used a possum skin sewn up after filling it with charcoal. This they threw high in the air and the person who could jump the highest would catch it.<br /><br />Because of Wills' family close relationship they felt there was nothing to fear from the Aborigines in the Springsure district but did not know that they had been badly treated by the local white settlers, many black people having been beaten and shot. The attack at Cullin-La-Ringo, which was the biggest massacre of white people in one day resulted from this treatment. Local people, black trackers and police then rallied and set out to kill every black person they could find for many miles around, including women and children. Martin Corkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-27463107892222458912012-01-16T16:56:15.592+10:002012-01-16T16:56:15.592+10:00From 1935 onwards, as children, growing up on a pr...From 1935 onwards, as children, growing up on a property in the Springsure district we often heard stories of the Cullin-la ringo massacre. The part that really fascinated us was the story of an aboriginal infant, often referred to as “Rosie”, being hidden in a hollow log during the conflict and later safely retrieved by her relatives.<br />I am very interested to learn if other people heard this story and may be able to expand upon it or put it to rest. I can be contacted on 07 5445 7656Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-76704319480164045912010-07-12T20:55:22.128+10:002010-07-12T20:55:22.128+10:00Having attended a session to day for teachers on t...Having attended a session to day for teachers on the "Hidden History" (suggesting that Aboriginal history should be included in Australian history), the massacre at Callin-la-ringo was recorded as being carried out by whites on the aboriginals.<br />I am sceptical of some of the recent accounts of what happened back in those early years.<br />I am a descendant of Martin Kavanagh, Robert Donaldson of Medway Station, and William Thomasson (carrier from Rockhampton to Springsure District). The oral accounts that have been handed down of the relationships between the whites and Aboriginals were always positive with no harm being done to either side. <br />I hope historians also record the good events that happened in the "Hidden History". <br />12July, 2010Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-9216376663828606582010-05-10T19:16:02.403+10:002010-05-10T19:16:02.403+10:00Well done. One must wonder if Mr Miller was mistak...Well done. One must wonder if Mr Miller was mistaken in his account or deliberately misleading his readers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006044601907689307.post-28548686966464758312010-01-08T22:14:51.094+10:002010-01-08T22:14:51.094+10:00As a (distant) relative of the Wills family, and a...As a (distant) relative of the Wills family, and a relative newcomer to the story of Cullin-La-Ringo - I was surprised to read Mr Miller's comments regarding "strongest and best armed men."<br />I've just begun researching this side of the family, and find Les Perrin's account to be intriguing, as well as informative<br />Well done Mr Kavanagh for pointing out the errors in Alex Millers comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829721113260201308noreply@blogger.com