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Corrobborree or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales New Holland is Plate 6 from Captain James Wallis' An historical account of the colony of New South Wales and its dependent settlements : in illustration of twelve views / engraved by W. Preston from drawings taken on the spot by Captain Wallis. To which is subjoined An accurate map of Port Macquarie and the newly discovered River Hastings / by J. Oxley London : Printed for R. Ackermann by J. Moyes, 1821

This is a new, higher resolution scan of this important engraving, depicting the Newcastle Tribe around 1820. Its leader was Burigon (also known as Long Jack) who can be seen smiling at the lower left of the image. He was murdered by two convicts on the 27th October 1820. Burigon's murderer, John Kirkby was tried and hanged on the 18th December 1820, the first man ever convicted and exectuted for murdering an Aboriginal under British Law.