MONDAY Boyd's Tower
Benjamin Boyd was a "Blackbirder" (the kidnapping or coercion of Pacific Islanders and using them for forced labour). Boyd brought a total of 192 men and women to NSW in order to work on his estates and on his ships. His schemes were controversial at the time and viewed as a form of slavery by many of his contemporary critics. His methods used in securing the labourers were considered to be coercive and the second voyage descended into extreme violence when his ships bombarded the villages, killing numerous Islanders." NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, May 2021
