Talk:Henry Hacking

Awabakal murders
Can anyone point to evidence for this paragraph?

"In March 1799 Henry Hacking was ordered by Governor John Hunter to investigate claims of British sailors being trapped by Aboriginal Australians at the mouth of the Hunter River to the north of the colony. Hacking encountered a group of Awabakal people on the south side of the river, who informed him that the sailors had left earlier on foot, endeavouring to walk back to Sydney. Hacking did not believe them, and became agitated, shooting dead four Awabakal men. The sailors later arrived in Sydney, having walked the distance to return."

The reference is to David Collins's An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales (1804), page 1; however this episode does not appear on any page of this book (including page 1). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.32.184.112 (talk) 11:45, 10 July 2020 (UTC)