Port Phillip District Wars

Port Phillip District Wars
Date1830–50
Location
Port Phillip District, Victoria (now the state of Victoria)
Result European occupation of the district
Belligerents

Aboriginal Australians:

Units involved

The Port Phillip District Wars is a name given to a series of violent encounters between European settlers and Aboriginal Australians in the Port Phillip District, the area governed by the colony of New South Wales from 1836 before becoming the colony of Victoria on 1 July 1851, and including a short period before this (1830–1850).[1][2][3][4]

Various Aboriginal groups were involved, including members of the Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung, and Wathaurong peoples. The colonial combatants included the New South Wales Mounted Police, Border Police of New South Wales, Native Police, and other settlers in the region.

The Port Phillip District Wars included the Eumeralla Wars, the long period of wars between British colonists and Gunditjmara people in what is now called the Western District of Victoria, which included the Convincing Ground massacre, as well as a number of other incidents and conflicts, including:

References

  1. ↑ "Victoria's Colonial History to Now". Yoorrook Justice Commission. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Milne, Glenn (7 June 2008). "Memorial call for 'Aboriginal Wars'". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Some Known Frontier Conflicts in Victoria". Australian Frontier Conflicts. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Wadawurrung Timeline: 1800-1849". Torquay Museum Without Walls. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
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