Matthew Moorhouse (1813 – 29 March 1876)[1] was an English pioneer in Australia, pastoralist, politician, and Protector of Aborigines in South Australia. He was in charge of the armed party that murdered 30-40 Maraura people, which may have included women and children, now known as the Rufus River massacre.[2][3]
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^"Friction between overlanders and Australian Aboriginals". State Library of South Australia. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
^"Papers Relative To The Affairs Of South Australia—Aborigines", Accounts and Papers 1843, Volume 3 (London: William Clowes and Sons), p. 267-310.
MatthewMoorhouse (1813 – 29 March 1876) was an English pioneer in Australia, pastoralist, politician, and Protector of Aborigines in South Australia...
Wyatt was followed by the first official appointment in the role, MatthewMoorhouse, who held the post from 1839 to 1856. He reported in 1840 that many...
territory and similar jurisdictions a chief protector was appointed. MatthewMoorhouse became the first non-interim Protector of Aborigines in South Australia...
people in the Rufus River area. The colony's Protector of Aborigines, MatthewMoorhouse, accompanied the punitive expedition. He was unsuccessful in his efforts...
George Stevenson Walter Bromley William Wyatt Gazetted appointments: MatthewMoorhouse, 20 June 1839 – 31 March 1856 John Walter, 21 November 1861 – 26 September...
Europeans such as William Wyatt, William Williams, William Cawthorne and MatthewMoorhouse were interested in the people and learnt some of the language; several...
was in the district at the time with the Protector of Aborigines, MatthewMoorhouse, arrested two Aboriginal men called Bill and Jemmy, but they were...
River massacre – The massacre was led by the Protector of Aborigines, MatthewMoorhouse over a dispute between European overlanders and the Maruara people...
on Brown's sheep. In January 1849, reports of the massacre reached MatthewMoorhouse, the Protector of Aborigines. He visited the district to investigate...
Europeans such as William Wyatt, William Williams, William Cawthorne and MatthewMoorhouse wrote about the "Adelaide Tribe" in their memoirs. William Williams...
involved in the killings reported to the Protector of Aborigines, MatthewMoorhouse, afterwards that four men had been killed on 23 September, but an...
had been appointed from as early as 1836 in South Australia (with MatthewMoorhouse as the first gazetted appointment as Chief Protector in 1839), with...
had been appointed from as early as 1836 in South Australia (with MatthewMoorhouse as the first permanent appointment as Chief Protector in 1839). The...
given temporary accommodation in the under-utilised schoolhouse by MatthewMoorhouse, who had the dual responsibilities of Protector of Aborigines and...
Henry Gawler Treasurer Arthur Blyth MHA Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration MatthewMoorhouse MHA Commissioner of Public Works Philip Santo MHA...
Finniss, John Neales, William Burford, William Owen Succeeded by MatthewMoorhouse Preceded by David Shannon Member for Light 1860–1862 Served alongside:...
permission from the inaugural Protector of Aborigines in the colony, MatthewMoorhouse. Moorhouse visited her a number of times to gauge her feelings on the matter...
in 1867. His personal collection began with two skulls bought from MatthewMoorhouse in 1848. He purchased in 1861 from the collection of James De Ville...
December 1877) Party to Rufus River under sub-inspector Bernard Shaw and MatthewMoorhouse, Protector of Aborigines, which title Bull queries, as perhaps Protector...
Adelaide 1860 – 1862 Served alongside: Thomas Reynolds, James Boucaut, MatthewMoorhouse. Samuel Bakewell, William Parkin District abolished New district Member...
Solomon 1858–1860 William Owen 1859–1860 Thomas Reynolds 1860–1862 MatthewMoorhouse 1860–1862 Philip Santo 1860–1862 Samuel Bakewell 1860–1862 William...
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