They became the first Europeans in the area to be attacked by Aborigines when they set up camp at the junction of the Orara River and Kangaroo Creek. One member of the party and one Aborigine were killed. Undeterred, William Forster set up the Geergarrow property, upon which the village of Coutts Crossing later developed.
An interesting man, he was an essayist, poet, satirist, critic and politician who served as colonial secretary and, in , as premier of NSW. He was a highly independent, erudite man and a very successful pastoralist who, in , had taken part in one of the first overland expeditions to Port Phillip now Melbourne. On the southern boundary of the Geergarrow property, Blaxland established the Nymboida run while a contemporary settler, Thomas Coutts, established Kangaroo Creek station in Coutts crossed the river at the future village site during his excursions to South Grafton.
In the s Coutts too was involved in a great detail of conflict with the local Aborigines who suffered from the loss of their hunting grounds and the displacement of their traditional food sources e.
They killed his sheep and three of his employees and it is likely that Coutts and his employees had mistreated and killed indigenous people. Things came to a head in when local Aborigines obtained, from Coutts, flour that had been laced with arsenic. At least seven some say twenty people were poisoned and Coutts was arrested but appears not to have been tried.
The general population of Grafton were shocked and the Aborigines engaged in retaliatory measures. They killed another of Coutts' shepherds and either stole sheep or killed another , depending on which source is credited. Timbergetting was extensively practiced in the Nymboida area and along Kangaroo Creek from the midth century. Do you have a photo of Coutts Crossing gathering cyber dust on your hard drive?
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Follow relate airport hotel guides for accommodation booking. No placemark has been added to this place yet. You can add the first. No users is registered to this place. However, as a group of people that have been in this country for over 60, years, Aboriginal people do not consider years to be a long time ago. Yes, of course, the massacre of Aboriginal people does matter to us, no matter when it happened and it should matter to everyone.
It's a part of our history. For those who think it may be too hard to rename a town, just remember that there has been many countries and cities around the world that have been renamed. So it is possible. Remember too, that one of our most famous landmarks had a name change - back to its original name - Uluru.
Merrye and Steve said that they are keen to talk to other people who also feel it's time for a name change. Merrye emphasised though, that it's not just about a name change - it's about learning our history and reconciling with Aboriginal people.
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