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Boyd massacre, the Glossary

The Boyd massacre occurred in December 1807 when Māori of Ngāti Pou from Whangaroa Harbour in northern New Zealand killed and ate between 66 and 70 European crew members from the British brigantine ship Boyd.^[1]

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Agathis

Agathis, commonly known as kauri or dammara, is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees, native to Australasia and Southeast Asia.

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Alexander Berry

Alexander Berry (30 November 1781 – 17 September 1873) was a Scottish-born surgeon, merchant and explorer who was given in 1822 a land grant of 10,000 acres (40 km2) and 100 convicts to establish the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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Brigantine

A brigantine is a two-masted sailing vessel with a fully square-rigged foremast and at least two sails on the main mast: a square topsail and a gaff sail mainsail (behind the mast).

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Builder's Old Measurement

Builder's Old Measurement (BOM, bm, OM, and o.m.) is the method used in England from approximately 1650 to 1849 for calculating the cargo capacity of a ship.

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Cape of Good Hope

The Cape of Good Hope (Kaap die Goeie Hoop) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.

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Capstan (nautical)

A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of seamen when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers.

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Cat o' nine tails

The cat o' nine tails, commonly shortened to the cat, is a type of multi-tailed whip or flail.

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Charles Throsby

Charles Throsby (1777 – 2 April 1828) was an English surgeon who, after he migrated to New South Wales in 1802, became an explorer, pioneer and parliamentarian.

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Children's literature

Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children.

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Convict

A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison".

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Copper sheathing

Copper sheathing is a method for protecting the hull of a wooden vessel from attack by shipworm, barnacles and other marine growth through the use of copper plates affixed to the surface of the hull, below the waterline.

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Early New Zealand Books

Early New Zealand Books (ENZB) is a project from the library of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, launched in 2005, that aims at providing keyword-searchable text of significant books published about New Zealand in the first two-thirds of the nineteenth century.

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Elizabeth Throsby

Elizabeth Isabella Throsby (née Broughton; 4 February 180714 January 1891) was an Australian survivor of the 1809 ''Boyd'' massacre.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Face (sociological concept)

Face is a class of behaviors and customs, associated with the morality, honor, and authority of an individual (or group of individuals), and its image in social groups.

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Human cannibalism

Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings.

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Kaeo River

The Kaeo River is a river of the far north of New Zealand's North Island.

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Lima

Lima, founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (Spanish for "City of Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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List of massacres in New Zealand

The following is a list of events that have been called massacres that have occurred in New Zealand (numbers may be approximate). Boyd massacre and list of massacres in New Zealand are massacres in New Zealand.

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Louis John Steele

Steele in 1906 Louis John Steele (30 January 1842 – 12 December 1918) was an English-born New Zealand artist and engraver.

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Mana (Oceanian cultures)

In Melanesian and Polynesian cultures, mana is a supernatural force that permeates the universe.

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Massacre

A massacre is an event of killing people who are not engaged in hostilities or are defenseless.

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Māori people

Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa).

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New South Wales

New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Northland Peninsula

The Northland Peninsula, called the North Auckland Peninsula in earlier times, is in the far north of the North Island of New Zealand.

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Pā

The word pā (often spelled pa in English) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to hillforts – fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces – and also to fortified villages.

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Pākehā

Pākehā (or Pakeha) is a Māori-language word used in English, particularly in New Zealand.

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Penal transportation

Penal transportation was the relocation of convicted criminals, or other persons regarded as undesirable, to a distant place, often a colony, for a specified term; later, specifically established penal colonies became their destination.

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Pewter

Pewter is a malleable metal alloy consisting of tin (85–99%), antimony (approximately 5–10%), copper (2%), bismuth, and sometimes silver.

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Rangatira

In Māori culture, italics are tribal chiefs, the leaders (often hereditary) of a hapū. (subtribe or clan).

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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Samuel Marsden

Samuel Marsden (25 June 1765 – 12 May 1838) was an English-born priest of the Church of England in Australia and a prominent member of the Church Missionary Society.

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Shoalhaven River

The Shoalhaven River is a perennial river that rises from the Southern Tablelands and flows into an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary near Nowra on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the world ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica.

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Spar (sailing)

A spar is a pole of wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fibre used in the rigging of a sailing vessel to carry or support its sail.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Sydney Cove

Sydney Cove (Eora) is a bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, one of several harbours in Port Jackson, on the coast of Sydney, New South Wales.

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Tapu (Polynesian culture)

Tapu is a Polynesian traditional concept denoting something holy or sacred, with "spiritual restriction" or "implied prohibition"; it involves rules and prohibitions.

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Te Pahi

Te Pahi (Tippahee in traditional orthography; died 1810) was a Māori tribal leader and traveller from New Zealand.

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The Sydney Gazette

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser was the first newspaper printed in Australia, running from 5 March 1803 until 20 October 1842.

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Tribal chief

A tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom.

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Utu (Māori concept)

Utu is a Māori concept of reciprocation or balance.

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Wade Doak

Wade Thomas Doak (23 February 1940 – 12 September 2019) was a New Zealand marine conservationist, scuba diver, photographer and filmmaker.

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Warren Hastings (1789 ship)

| Warren Hastings was built in 1789 at Calcutta, India. Her registry was transferred to Great Britain in 1796. In 1805 she was sold and her new owners renamed her Speke. She made three voyages transporting convicts from Britain to New South Wales. After her first convict voyage she engaged in whaling.

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Whangaroa

Whangaroa, also known as Whangaroa Village to distinguish it the larger area of the former Whangaroa County, is a settlement on Whangaroa Harbour in the Far North District of New Zealand. Boyd massacre and Whangaroa are far North District.

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Whangaroa Harbour

Whangaroa Harbour, previously spelled Wangaroa Harbour, is an inlet on the northern coast of Northland, New Zealand. Boyd massacre and Whangaroa Harbour are far North District.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyd_massacre

Boyd massacre, the Glossary

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See also

1809 in New Zealand

1809 murders in Oceania

Cannibalism in Oceania

December 1809 events

History of the Northland Region

Maritime history of New Zealand

Massacres in 1809

Massacres in New Zealand

References