A dirt track with trees on either side

Michael Terry (1899-1981) Track nearing Myall Creek, New South Wales  1921, nla.obj-149017540 

There are a number of websites which provide information on the Myall Creek Massacre including:

Primary resources, especially government and legal records, are held predominantly by State Records NSW.

Edited records of the legal cases relating to Myall Creek can be found on the Decisions of the Superior Courts of New South Wales, 1788-1899 website published by the Division of Law, Macquarie University. For most of the nineteenth century, law reporting consisted mostly of newspaper reports. The legal cases relating to Myall Creek were R. v. Kilmeister (No. 1) and R. v. Kilmeister (No. 2)

There are also several relevant print items held in the Library's collection.  Details of these can be found in the Library's catalogue under the subject heading Massacres - New South Wales - Myall Creek.

If you are unable to visit the Library, Trove can help you find and get items at libraries near you. The National Library can provide copies of certain materials. For more information go to our Copies Direct service.

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