Aborigines of Van Diemen's Land, 1830-1840 - Page 14
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As a proof that the intestine feuds of the Aborigines carried off great numbers, I shall offer an extract
of McGeary's journal, although anticipating occurrences. This man was employed by the Government under
Mr A.G.A. Robinson when on his conciliatory mission through the island. He says "When we came to Cape Grim, we took two male natives, and one female. We asked where were all the rest of the tribe? They told us that a woman named Walloa, a female chief, came to Cape Grim with three tribes and surrounded the tribe when sitting at their fires, killed them all with the exception of the three we spoke to. Wallia, when running away said that she would return and kill them all. She was however not seen afterwards until we put in at Port Sorell. We had previously taken the three poor creatures to Swan island. Walloa, strange to say, was actually the Chief of the ferocious Sorell tribe who killed Captain Thomas and Mr Parker. The same woman, and her mob chased Mr Robinson & the Doctor in September last, with five of the our tame natives we had with us As se for nearly five miles. As soon as Mr Robinson observed the Blacks coming with their spears and waddies Robinson has ran as fast as he could, and only for me and the rest of the party he would soon have been settled with his [indecipherable] [indecipherable] Blacks.