>> Myall Creek Memorial Committee

The Myall Creek Massacre Memorial was established in 2001. It is a memorial to the group of 28 unarmed Aboriginal people killed by a gang of stockmen on June 10th 1838. The seven men involved were then sentenced to hang. It was the first time that white people had been hung for murdering Aboriginal people.

The Memorial consists of a large granite boulder with a plaque, erected on a knoll overlooking the site of the massacre at Myall Creek. The path winding up to the monument has seven smaller rocks each containing some of the story, with a seat opposite each rock and situated under trees.

The Memorial brought together the descendants of the victims, survivors and perpetrators of the violence in an act of reconciliation which had implications for the whole community. Each year a commemoration ceremony is held at the site.

For information about the annual Myall Creek Commemoration ceremony visit the Myall Creek LRG page.

For a transcript of the documentary produced about the Memorial, aired as part of the ABC's Australian Story program in 2001, visit http://www.abc.net.au/austory/transcripts/s332825.htm

About Us

As a group we promote and maintain the Memorial site. We acknowledge the Myall Creek massacre as a commitment to truth - telling history and as act of Reconciliation.

For more information please contact:

Rev Ivan Roberts

eMail: irobert4@bigpond.net.au

Phone: 02 9746 2320 

Address: 31 Carrington Ave Strathfield 2135

Graeme Cordiner

eMail: cordiner@aapt.net.au

Phone: 02 9817 0288

Address: 13 Gerard St Gladesville 2111

Sue Blacklock

Phone: 0447 756 350

Address: PO Box 82 Tingha 2369

John Brown

Phone: 02 6259 7435

Address: 21 Rogers St Fraser (ACT) 2615