Matthew Moorhouse

Matthew Moorhouse, c.1870

Matthew Moorhouse (1813 – 29 March 1876)[1] was an English pioneer in Australia, pastoralist, politician, and Protector of Aborigines in South Australia. He was in charge of the armed party that murdered 30-40 Maraura people, which may have included women and children, now known as the Rufus River massacre.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference parl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Friction between overlanders and Australian Aboriginals". State Library of South Australia. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Papers Relative To The Affairs Of South Australia—Aborigines", Accounts and Papers 1843, Volume 3 (London: William Clowes and Sons), p. 267-310.

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