Talk:Maryborough, Queensland

Name
Can anyone confirm if Lennox Street is named after Lady Mary Lennox? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kentsussex (talk • contribs) 02:33, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

PL Travers
Although PL Travers was born and bred in Maryborough (as Helen Goff), she rather rejected it ("not my sort of place"), moved to England, changed her name and adopted a pristine English accent. Millbanks (talk) 10:19, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Who keeps sanitising this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.175.210.35 (talk) 10:50, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

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RfC about the accuracy of the Colonisation and conflict section
Should the Colonisation and conflict have information not supported by references.

I have been attempting to correct the inaccurate information in this section, but my edits are reverted with no comment as to why. I have made numerous attempts to reach a consensus on the editors talk page, with no result. I would like to seek the assistance of other editors to review the accuracy of the content. David. moreno 72   12:49, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
 * You don't need an RfC for this. WP:V is clear: any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be supported by inline citations. It's been challenged, so you need to either add some references or remove the disputed content. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 22:38, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments. I would like to propose the following, fully referenced text as replacement for the section. I would like to hear of any improvements, corrections or omissions. If there are any objections, please detail them.

3rd paragraph

Aboriginal resistance remained determined with numerous Mary River squatters and their shepherds being wounded or killed. Within weeks of his arrival, George Furber was seriously wounded by local Aboriginal people, as were other newly arrived colonists such as Alexander Scott. Furber would later shoot dead the Aboriginal man who tried to kill him outside a store in Maryborough. The body of the man was then taken by the local Aboriginal tribe to a location about half a mile away, where it was cut up, roasted, and eaten. About two or three years later, Furber and his newly arrived son-in-law was killed by two Aboriginal men in 1855. One of the Aboriginal men who murdered Furber was named Minni-Minni, and said that the murder was retribution for Furber killing his mother on suspicion of stealing some flour and other articles from his tent.

4th paragraph

In November 1850, after receiving intelligence of the murder of a shepherd and the loss of a flock of sheep, the Native Police started to enter the area. Lieutenant Richard Marshall with the assistance of Mary River settlers such as John Murray and Henry Cox Corfield, conducted expeditions to find the stolen sheep. In 1851, the Commandant of the Native Police, Frederick Walker, was called in to apprehend a number of Aboriginal men who had committed criminal acts on the mainland, and were hiding out on Fraser Island. Walker sailed with three sections of troopers down the Mary River. After landing at Fraser Island, the men who were guarding the boats saw a group of Aboriginal men in a stolen boat, which was then later captured. Another stolen boat was observed and shot at, with the Aboriginal crew escaping to a nearby island. While the men camped, the Aboriginal's tried to ambush them, with two of them were killed in the engagements. It was later discovered that the Aboriginal's had partly eaten one of the bodies. Another section captured a number of people while another section followed other inhabitants across to the east coast where they escaped into the ocean. In 1856, a Native Police barracks was constructed on the outskirts of the town at Owanyilla. In early 1860, Lieutenant John O'Connell Bligh and his troopers conducted an early morning raid on a group of Aboriginal people, killing at least two and wounding many others, in the streets of Maryborough. The townspeople gave Bligh a sword thanking him for his actions. David. moreno 72   01:09, 6 May 2020 (UTC)