On the early morning of 17 April 1816 at least 14 people of the Dharawal tribe were killed when James Wallis’ detachment encountered a camp at Appin, on Dharawal country, near the banks of the Cataract River.
In our collection are the instructions from Governor Macquarie to Schaw, Wallis and Dawe regarding the punitive expedition, along with a copy of Captain Wallis’s journal which he kept during the expedition. We also have a copy of the report by Governor Macquarie to the Secretary of State Lord Bathurst.
