Dictionary of Sydney

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Wallis, James

English-born soldier and commander of the 46th Regiment which ran raids against Aboriginal people near Appin and Airds.

Milestone
Born
1785
Arrived Sydney
07 Feb 1814
Departed Sydney
03 Mar 1819
Died
Prestbury, Gloucestershire, England
12 Jul 1858
Occupation

Appin massacre

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2015

The ongoing dispossession of the Aboriginal people who lived on the Cumberland Plain by white settlers lead to ongoing violence and assaults. The government ordered reprisals by the military included the massacre of at least 14 Aboriginal people near Appin in 1816.