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RETURN showing the Number of Aboriginal Natives who have died in the
Yarra and Western Port Districts from the 1st April 1839 to the 31st
December 1859, distinguishing Sexes, Tribes, &c.
+───────────────────────────────────+────+────+────+────+─────+─────+─────+─────+──────+──────────────────────────────────────+
│ │ │ Western │ Other │ │ │ │
│ │ Yarra │ Port │ Tribes │ TOTAL. │Grand │ │
│ —— │ Tribe. │ Tribe. │journeying.│ │Total.│ REMARKS. │
│ +────+────+────+────+─────+─────+─────+─────+ │ │
│ │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ │ │
+───────────────────────────────────+────+────+────+────+─────+─────+─────+─────+──────+──────────────────────────────────────+
│ From 1 April 1839 to 1 Mar. 1840 │ 4 │ 1 │ 4 │ 3 │ 2 │ 1 │ 10 │ 5 │ 15 │ 1 murdered. │
│ From 1 Mar. 1840 to 1 Mar. 1841 │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ 1 │ 4 │ — │ 6 │ 1 │ 7 │ 2 murdered; 1 shot himself; 2 shot │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ by authorities; 1 died in jail. │
│ From 1 Mar. 1841 to 1 Mar. 1842 │ 6 │ 3 │ 1 │ 2 │ 5 │ 2 │ 12 │ 7 │ 19 │ 2 murdered; 2 died of grief; 1, │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ after leg amputated; 2 executed. │
│ From 1 Mar. 1842 to 1 Mar. 1843 │ 4 │ 2 │ 1 │ 1 │ 2 │ — │ 7 │ 3 │ 10 │ 1 executed. │
│ From 1 Mar. 1843 to 1 Mar. 1844 │ 2 │ 5 │ 3 │ 3 │ 2 │ 2 │ 7 │ 10 │ 17 │ 1 died by violence. │
│ From 1 Mar. 1844 to 1 Mar. 1845 │ 1 │ 1 │ 1 │ 4 │ 3 │ 3 │ 5 │ 8 │ 13 │ 1 murdered; 1 died of wounds. │
│ From 1 Mar. 1845 to 1 June 1846 │ 5 │ 3 │ — │ 1 │ 3 │ 1 │ 8 │ 5 │ 13 │ │
│ From 1 June 1846 to 1 June 1847 │ 1 │ 4 │ 2 │ — │ 5 │ — │ 8 │ 4 │ 12 │ 2 executed. │
│ From 1 June 1847 to 1 June 1848 │ — │ 4 │ 7 │ 3 │ 2 │ 1 │ 9 │ 8 │ 17 │ │
│ From 1 June 1848 to 1 June 1849 │ 2 │ 2 │ 3 │ 1 │ 3 │ 2 │ 8 │ 5 │ 13 │ 1 murdered. │
│ From 1 June 1849 to 31 Dec. 1849 │ 4 │ 7 │ 2 │ — │ 4 │ 5 │ 10 │ 12 │ 22 │ │
│ From 1 Jan. 1850 to 31 Dec. 1850 │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ 2 │ 2 │ 4 │ 2 murdered by Gipps’ Land blacks. │
│ From 1 Jan. 1851 to 31 Dec. 1851 │ 1 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 1 │ 1 │ 1 │ 2 │ 1 speared in drunken fray. │
│ From 1 Jan. 1852 to 31 Dec. 1852 │ 2 │ — │ 3 │ 1 │ 5 │ 1 │ 10 │ 2 │ 12 │ 5 murdered; 1, through intemperance. │
│ From 1 Jan. 1853 to 31 Dec. 1853 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 1 │ 1 │ 1 │ 1 │ 2 │ │
│ From 1 Jan. 1854 to 31 Dec. 1854 │ 1 │ — │ — │ 1 │ 2 │ — │ 3 │ 1 │ 4 │ 1 murdered in drunken row; 1, │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ intemperance. │
│ From 1 Jan. 1855 to 31 Dec. 1855 │ — │ — │ 3 │ 1 │ 2 │ — │ 5 │ 1 │ 6 │ 1 poisoned while drunk; 1, │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ intemperance. │
│ From 1 Jan. 1856 to 31 Dec. 1856 │ — │ — │ 2 │ 1 │ 3 │ 2 │ 6 │ 2 │ 8 │ 2, through intemperance; 1, supposed │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ poisoned. │
│ From 1 Jan. 1857 to 31 Dec. 1857 │ 1 │ — │ 2 │ 1 │ 1 │ — │ 4 │ 1 │ 5 │ 1 Murray R. black, through │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ intemperance. │
│ From 1 Jan. 1858 to 31 Dec. 1858 │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ 1 │ — │ — │ 2 │ 1 │ 3 │ │
│ From 1 Jan. 1859 to 31 Dec. 1859 │ 1 │ 1 │ 1 │ — │ 3 │ — │ 5 │ 1 │ 6 │ 2 suddenly intoxicated; 1, │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Collingwood stockade. │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ +─────+─────+──────+──────────────────────────────────────+
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 129 │ 81 │ 210 │ │
+ ──────────────────────────────────+────+────+────+────+─────+─────+─────+─────+──────+──────────────────────────────────────+
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RETURN showing the Number of Aboriginal Natives born in the Yarra and
Western Port Districts from the 1st April 1839 to the 31st December
1859.
+───────────────────────────────────+────+────+────+────+─────+─────+─────+─────+──────+───────────────────────────────────────+
│ │ │ Western │ Other │ │ │ │
│ │ Yarra │ Port │ Tribes │ TOTAL. │Grand │ │
│ —— │ Tribe. │ Tribe. │journeying.│ │Total.│ REMARKS. │
│ +────+────+────+────+─────+─────+─────+─────+ │ │
│ │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ M. │ F. │ │ │
+───────────────────────────────────+────+────+────+────+─────+─────+─────+─────+──────+───────────────────────────────────────+
│ From 1 Apr. 1839 to 1 Mar. 1840 │ — │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ — │ 3 │ 3 │ It will be apparent from this Return, │
│ From 1 Mar. 1840 to 1 Mar. 1841 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ taken carefully from my journal, │
│ From 1 Mar. 1841 to 1 Mar. 1842 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ that there has been no comparison of │
│ From 1 Mar. 1842 to 1 Mar. 1843 │ 1 │ 1 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 1 │ 1 │ 2 │ births in proportion to deaths. │
│ From 1 Mar. 1843 to 1 Mar. 1844 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ │
│ From 1 Mar. 1844 to 1 Mar. 1845 │ 1 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 1 │ — │ 1 │ Of these children born, it is │
│ From 1 Mar. 1845 to 1 June 1846 │ 2 │ 2 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 2 │ 2 │ 4 │ lamentable that most died before the │
│ From 1 June 1846 to 1 June 1847 │ — │ 1 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 1 │ 1 │ first month, or removing from the │
│ From 1 June 1847 to 1 June 1848 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ — │ encampment for a week or two and │
│ From 1 June 1848 to 1 June 1849 │ 1 │ 1 │ — │ — │ — │ 1 │ 1 │ 2 │ 3 │ return childless. │
│ From 1 June 1849 to 31 Dec. 1849 │ 1 │ — │ — │ — │ — │ 3 │ 1 │ 3 │ 4 │ │
│ From 1 June 1850 to 31 Dec. 1859, │ 2 │ 3 │ 1 │ 2 │ — │ — │ 3 │ 5 │ 8 │ I have in one line included the last │
│ the last 10 years │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ nine years, as there have been no │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ +─────+─────+──────+ births from any other tribe in the │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 11 │ 17 │ 28 │ Yarra and Western Port Districts. │
+───────────────────────────────────+────+────+────+────+─────+─────+─────+─────+──────+───────────────────────────────────────+
WM. THOMAS,
Guardian of Aborigines.
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