Battle of Yering, Yarra Glen, Vic, Australia
S 37° 39.746 E 145° 22.759
55H E 357053 N 5830402
On the walk or cycle through the Yarra Flats Billabong Reserve paths you will come across this sad reminder of history; of a battle between indigenous Australians of the Wurundjeri nation and Border Police, 13 January, 1840.
Waymark Code: WMTWHT
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 01/14/2017
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On a boulder there are two plaques, one of which is severely scratched, so as to make it unreadable. Fortunately there is a cast bronze plaque which was readable when there in May 2016. It reads:
"THE BATTLE OF YERING"
"On the 13th of January 1840 an armed conflict took place on William Ryrie's Yering Station between some 50 Wurundjeri clansmen and troopers of the Border Police led by Captain Henry Gisborne who had been dispatched from Melbourne by Superintendent Charles Joseph La Trobe to capture the charismatic Wurundjeri leader, Jaga Jaga.
"Upon learning of Jaga Jaga's capture the Wurundjeri approached the homestead with muskets and spears, whereupon Gisborne and his troopers mounted a counterattack, during which several shots were exchanged, forcing the Wurundjeri to retreat into the nearby billabong. Having thus successfully drawn the troopers away from their imprisoned leader, others of the clan sped up to the homestead to quickly secure his release.
"Unveiled by Wurundjeri Ngurungaeta, Murrundindi, on the 13th January 2007"
As the Wikipedia article: (
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This is also listed under Monuments Australia website, as an Indigenous Conflict Monument: (
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Visited: 1055, Wednesday, 4 May, 2016