Cover of Death pudding

Book 2007

Death pudding

Publisher
James G. Lergessner
Language
English
Published
2007
  • Relations with Whites
  • Violence against
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Race relations
  • Colonization
  • Massacres
  • Kilcoy Station (Qld.)
  • Aboriginal Australians

It examines in detail the Kilcoy massacre of 50-60 Aborigines at Kilcoy Station in 1842- the background and people involved prior to, during and after the incident. As a sub-text to the historical events it offers letters constructed by the author as a parallel story of the early colonial life QLD and NSW, the Australian Colony of NSW and Brisbane River Valley and Darling Downs stations.