The Myall Creek Massacre and Indigenous Laws of War

2024 Myall Creek & the Law Symposium
presented by Adjunct Associate Professor Sam White, School of Law (UNE)
The trial and execution of perpetrators of the Myall Creek Massacre in 1838 were some of the most momentous events in NSW colonial legal history. UNE’s Law School is the closest Australian law school to the site of the massacre at Myall Creek Station near Bingara and for several years has proudly co-sponsored the annual Myall Creek Memorial commemorative events. This year, legal scholars from UNE will discuss the ongoing relevance of Myall Creek to legal scholarship that continues to reverberate in modern Australia.
This commemorative event at Oorala is proudly co-sponsored by UNE’s Oorala Aboriginal Centre, UNE’s Law School, and the Armidale Friends of Myall Creek Memorial.