Wigton Davy
Wigton Davy (1848 – 1908), was an Aboriginal Resistance Warrior from Gayndah.
1860 Maryborough Killings[edit]
Wigton Davy was chased from Gayndah to Maryborough in early 1860. On February 3, 1860, Bligh captured a poor old man who had been a constant attendant in Maryborough,[1] and against whom there never been a charge; John O'Connell Bligh chained him up, walked him through town and into the Bush [2] where he beheaded the elder while he was still alive.[3]
Wigton Davy would mention this event at his 1885 manslaughter trial.[1]
Notable People[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Attack on Aboriginal people - Darkey and Young Snatchem at Maryborough (3 February 1860) [Event].pdf" (PDF). PDF Host. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ "Report from the Select Committee on the Native Police Force and the Condition of the Aborigines Generally together with the proceedings of the Committee and minutes of evidence". Trove. p. 166. Retrieved 2021-04-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "TO LIEUT. JOHN O'CONNELL BLIGH. NATIVE POLICE". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947). 1861-03-21. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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