First Trial Acquittal
- When
- 15 November 1838
- Where
- Supreme Court of New South Wales
The case began before Chief Justice James Dowling on 15 November 1838; the jury acquitted all eleven men after twenty minutes of deliberation.
Beginning on 15 November 1838, the case was heard before the Chief Justice of New South Wales, James Dowling. The jury, after deliberating for twenty minutes, found all eleven men 'not guilty.' A letter to the editor of The Australian on 8 December 1838 alleged that one of the jurors had said privately that although he considered the men guilty of murder, he could not convict a white man of killing an Aboriginal person. Henry Dangar, the owner of the Myall Creek station, was among those supporting the defence.
Sources
- Myall Creek massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-13
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