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America's Got Talent (season 8)
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America's Got Talent
Season 8
Broadcast from
June 4 – September 18, 2013
Judges
Howie Mandel
Howard Stern
Mel B
Heidi Klum
Host(s)
Nick Cannon
Broadcaster
NBC
Winner
Kenichi Ebina
Origin
Japan
Genre(s)
Dancer
Runner-up
Taylor Williamson
Chronology
◀
2013
▶
Season eight of the reality competition series America's Got Talent premiered on June 4, 2013, and ended on September 18, 2013. Judges Howie Mandel and Howard Stern returned for their respective fourth and second season. Sharon Osbourne was replaced by Mel B following her departure after six seasons on the show, while Heidi Klum became the fourth judge.
Snapple continues to be the official beverage sponsor of America's Got Talent and their products are featured on the show throughout the season, along with their cups on the judges' desk.
America's Got Talent shot their live shows from Radio City Music Hall in New York, after moving from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center last year. The 2013 winner was Kenichi Ebina, the first mime and the first foreign act to win the competition. The runner-up was comedian Taylor Williamson and singer/guitarist Jimmy Rose announced in third place.
Contents
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1 Season changes
2 Preliminary auditions
3 Las Vegas Week
3.1 Standby acts
3.2 Unknown decision
4 Live rounds
4.1 Quarterfinals, week 1 (July 23–24)
4.2 Quarterfinals, week 2 (July 30–31)
4.3 Quarterfinals, week 3 (August 6–7)
4.4 Quarterfinals, week 4 (August 13–14)
4.5 Quarterfinals, week 5 (August 20–21)
4.6 Semifinals, week 1 (August 27–28)
4.7 Semifinals, week 2 (September 3–4)
4.8 Top 12 (September 10–11)
4.9 Finale
5 Ratings
5.1 U.S. Nielsen ratings
6 References
7 External links
Season changes[edit]
Season 8 judging panel and host
Howie Mandel
Mel B
Heidi Klum
Howard Stern
Nick Cannon
Sharon Osbourne initially stated that she would not return for season eight,[1] but later said that she was staying with the show "for now."[2] Osbourne confirmed that she would be leaving the show after a feud with NBC on August 6, 2012.[3][4] Following her departure, Osbourne returned to The X Factor judging panel after Tulisa Contostavlos announced she would not return. It was reported that Simon Cowell had wanted Carmen Electra to replace Osbourne.[5][6] On November 29, 2012, Nick Cannon officially signed on with the network to host the show once again.[7] On December 3, 2012, Howard Stern announced on his radio show that he would be returning for season eight.[8] On February 12, 2013, Howie Mandel announced on Access Hollywood that he would be returning for another season on the show.[9]
On February 20, 2013, it was announced that former Spice Girls member Mel B would replace Osbourne as the third judge. Entertainment Weekly also reported at the same time that NBC was looking at a possible fourth judge to be added.[10] On March 3, 2013, it was announced that supermodel Heidi Klum would be joining the show as the new fourth judge.[11]
The season also had a few changes with the use of the reformatted "X" that was used in the live rounds in season 7.
Preliminary auditions[edit]
San Antonio
Los Angeles
Chicago
New Orleans
New York
Cities where live theater auditions were held.
An audition cities poll for season eight was announced on July 11, 2012. The cities where auditions in front of the producers were held in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland (Oregon), New Orleans, Birmingham, Memphis, Nashville, Savannah, Raleigh, Norfolk, San Antonio, New York, Columbus, and Chicago. This season, the auditions traveled to more cities than ever before.[12]
Live theater auditions were held throughout March, April, and May in New Orleans, San Antonio, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Howie Mandel was absent for personal reasons on the first day of Los Angeles auditions.
According to TV Guide, AGT would be following the format of Britain's Got Talent, where multiple cities would be shown in each episode.
Audition city
Audition date
Venue
Air date
New Orleans, Louisiana March 4–5, 2013 UNO Lakefront Arena[13] June 11, 2013 (part 1)
July 9, 2013 (part 2)
San Antonio, Texas March 20–21, 2013 The Lila Cockrell Theatre[14] June 4, 2013 (part 1)
June 11, 2013 (part 2)
July 2, 2013 (part 3)
New York City, New York April 8–10, 2013 Hammerstein Ballroom[15] June 4, 2013 (part 1)
June 25, 2013 (part 2)
July 9, 2013 (part 3)
Los Angeles, California April 24–26, 2013 Pantages Theatre[16] June 4, 2013 (part 1)
June 25, 2013 (part 2)
July 9, 2013 (part 3)
Chicago, Illinois May 8–10, 2013 Rosemont Theatre[17] June 18, 2013 (part 1)
July 2, 2013 (part 2)
July 10's episode was the last episode of the audition rounds and featured a montage of different acts from all the audition sites.
Las Vegas Week[edit]
The second round of competition, held in Las Vegas, aired from July 16–17, 2013, in a two-night special. The round was held at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Eighty-six (televised) acts passed through from the audition rounds to Las Vegas Week and competed for 60 slots in the live shows. The judges split the acts into three groups. The first group of 30 acts were sent through to the live show without performing. A second group of acts were sent home without a second chance. The final group, called Standby Acts, performed for the remaining spots.
[show]Results of Immediate decision
Advanced
3Penny Chorus and Orchestra – chorus/orchestra
Aerial Ice – ice skating acrobats
AeroSphere Aerial Balloon Show – acrobats/hot air balloon act
Alexandria the Great – escape artist
American Military Spouses Choir – chorus
Aquanuts – synchronized swimmers
Angela Hoover – comedian/impressionist
Anna Christine – singer
Branden James – opera singer
Catapult Entertainment – shadow dancers
Champions Forever – dance troupe
Chicago Boyz – acrobatic dancers
Dave Shirley – comedian
David "The Cobra Kid" Weathers – reptile handler
Fresh Faces – dance group
Innovative Force – acrobats
Jim Meskimen – impressionist
Jimmy Rose – singer
Kelsey and Bailey – dancing dog act
Kenichi Ebina – mime
Kevin Downey Jr. – comedian
Mitsi School of Dance – dance troupe
The Robotix – band
SensEtion – 3D pyrotechnic dancers
Sprice – chain reaction artist
Struck Boyz – dance troupe
tellAvision – dance group
Virginia State University Gospel Chorale – chorus
Tone the Chiefrocca – rappers/dancers
Tummy Talk – novelty musicians
Eliminated
Milton Patton – singer
Olivia Rox – singer
Sully Dunn – singer
Yasha & Daniela – ballroom dancers
Standby acts[edit]
The standby acts were deemed less likely to advance by the judges, and performed later for the remaining spots not already taken by those who received an immediate decision. 30 acts made it through to the live shows from this group.
[show]Results of standby acts
Advanced
2Unique – singer/DJ duo
Aaralyn & Izzy – sibling rock duo
Alexandr Magala – sword swallower/acrobat
American Hitmen – band
Brad Bryers – sword swallower
Brandon & Savannah – band
Cami Bradley – singer
Chloe Channell – singer
Ciana Pelekai – singer
Collins Key – close up magician
D'Angelo & Amanda – ballroom dancers
Dave Fenley – singer
David Ferman – juggler
Deanna DellaCioppa – singer
Duo Resonance – acrobatic duo
Forte – singing trio
Hype – dance trio
John Wing – comedian
Jonathan Allen – opera singer
Kid the Wiz – dancer/hat tricks
The Kristef Brothers – acrobatic/head balancing duo
Leon Etienne & Romy Low – magic duo
Marty Brown – country singer
Red Panda (Rong Niu) – danger act/bowl juggler[note 1]
Ruby & Jonas – ballroom dancers
Sam Johnson – balancing acrobat act
Selena Mykenzie Gordon – singer
Special Head – entertainer/levitation-themed stunts
Taylor Williamson – comedian
Timber Brown – pole acrobat
Eliminated
Archbishop Molloy Step Team – dance troupe
ArtSpark – dance troupe
Ariann Black – magician
Brandon Rosario – pole acrobat
Dylan Wilson – hip hop dancer
Eric Schwartz – comedian
Genesis Nava – singer
Jimmy Failla – comedian
Kennedy Davenport – drag queen
Lil Demon – dancer
Lil Mike & Funny Bone – rappers[note 2]
Megan Piphus – ventriloquist
Melody Caballero – contortionist[note 1]
Nathann Phan – magician
Paul Thomas Mitchell – singer
RJ Cantu – magician
Skilyr Hicks – singer
Tavi & Antonio – acrobats
Travis Pratt – opera singer
Unnamed Blonde Female Singer - singer
Unnamed Band - band
Unnamed Female Singer - singer
Unnamed Musician - musician
Unnamed Kid Singer - singer
Note
^ Jump up to: a b During the 5th Quarterfinal it was announced that Melody would replace Red Panda after she withdrew
Jump up ^ The judges felt that Lil Mike & Funny Bone's performance showed little preparation or care and eliminated them immediately.
Unknown decision[edit]
A number of acts that had been promoted in the initial round were not shown in the Vegas Week episodes, either because they withdrew from the competition or were edited out of the episode. However, they were presumed to have been eliminated from the competition.
[show]Unknown decisions
212 Green – Pop/Hip-Hop Band
B-Extreme – hip hop dancers
Bones the Machine and Djaaron - contortionist dancers
Ballet Folklorico Mestizo – mariachi-type dancing trio
Hammerstep – Irish step dancers
Kyle & Darby – stunting
Mariachi Nuevo Estillo AVM – mariachi band
Omega Force Strength Team – strongman act
Pacific Boys Choir – choir
Ron & Liza – ballroom dancers
Sophia Lucia – dancer
Studio 19 Dance Complex – dance group
Team Rock – martial arts
The Academy – Irish step dancers
The Rock Dance Project – dance group
Tristan Jih – acrobat
Unnamed Robot Group - robot group
Unnamed Light Suit Dance Group - dance group
Unnamed Fire Performer - fire performer
Unnamed Blonde Dancer - dancer
Live rounds[edit]
The Quarterfinals began on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. This round included the Top 60 acts that had passed through Las Vegas Week. These shows were aired live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. There was no YouTube special this season, with a fifth group of 12 regular quarter-finalists in its place instead. During the fifth quarterfinal week, Brown and Klum each chose one act as a wild card to go straight to the semifinals. Mandel and Stern each chose one act during the first semifinal week. This replaced the wild card round. Since Klum and Brown joined the judging panel, the show has had fewer buzzes.
Key
Buzzed Judges' choice
Advanced to the semifinals
Won the judges' choice
Lost the judges' choice
Picked as Wild Card
Quarterfinals, week 1 (July 23–24)[edit]
Guests: The Rockettes, Labrinth, Emeli Sandé
Act
Order
Performance description
Buzzes and Judges' choices
Result
Mandel
Brown
Klum
Stern
Anna Christine
1 Singer; sang "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Nina Simone while playing piano Judges' Choice
tellAvision
2 Dance group; performed a love-themed routine to "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth and Emeli Sandé incorporating flat-panel televisions Eliminated
American Hitmen
3 Rock band; performed Joe Cocker's version of "With a Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles, accompanied by some gospel singers Lost Judges' Choice
Special Head
4 Novelty act; performed a levitation, and then disappeared to the balcony outside the theater Eliminated
Fresh Faces
5 Dance troupe; performed a routine to "I Love It" by Icona Pop Eliminated
Collins Key
6 Magician; predicted Twitter hashtags from each judge Advanced
Kevin Downey Jr.
7 Stand-up comedian; performed a routine about his love life Eliminated
Aaralyn and Izzy
8 Heavy metal duo; performed an original song called "Stepping In Dog Poop" Eliminated
Alexandria the Great
9 Escape artist; escaped from a straitjacket while underwater, then released herself from the water tank Eliminated
KriStef Brothers
10 Comedic hand balancing duo; performed a routine about them being the last two circus performers on Earth to "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams Advanced
Hype
11 Dance trio; performed a routine incorporating a water fountain to "I Won't Dance" Eliminated
Branden James
12 Classical singer; performed "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban Advanced
Note

Quarterfinals, week 2 (July 30–31)[edit]
Guests: Robin Thicke, Brad Paisley
Act
Order
Performance description
Judges' choices
Result
Mandel
Brown
Klum
Stern
Innovative Force
1 Acrobatic dance troupe; performed an acrobatic dance routine to heavy percussion music Advanced
Ciana Pelekai
2 Singer; performed "Next to Me" by Emeli Sandé Eliminated
Alexandr Magala
3 Danger act; performed on a pole with a lit flare and swallowed a sword to "Too Close" by Alex Clare Eliminated
Struck Boyz
4 Dance troupe; performed a hip-hop routine to a medley of "Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida, "Beauty and a Beat" by Justin Bieber, and "Scream" by Usher Eliminated
Brad Byers
5 Sideshow performer; stuck his tongue in a fan, then sat on a bed of nails while being run over by an ATV Eliminated
Kid the Wiz
6 Hat juggler/dancer; performed a hat routine to "Fine China" by Chris Brown Eliminated
Forte
7 Operatic trio; performed "Somewhere" from West Side Story Advanced
Angela Hoover
8 Comedian/impressionist; impersonated Mel B, Heidi Klum, and Christina Aguilera Won the judges' choice[note 1]
Dave Shirley
9 Visual comedian; performed a comedic dance routine with video screens Eliminated
Marty Brown
10 Country singer; performed "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain with a backing band Advanced
Aquanuts
11 Synchronized swimmers; performed a pre-recorded swimming routine on a Manhattan rooftop to "Diamonds" by Rihanna[note 2] Eliminated
Tone the Chiefrocca
12 Rapper; sang his original one-hit wonder song, "B-O-O-T-Y"; with a music video-like setup with women and a car in the background Brown's Wildcard
Note
Jump up ^ As the judges tied in their voting, Angela Hoover was announced to have received more of America's votes and advanced to the Semi-Finals.
Jump up ^ Because the Aquanuts performs in a pool, the act was filmed off-site and on an earlier date.
Quarterfinals, week 3 (August 6–7)[edit]
Guests: Marion Ross, Jason Derulo
Act
Order
Performance description
Buzzes and Judges' choices
Result
Mandel
Brown
Klum
Stern
AeroSphere Aerial Balloon Show
1 Aerial Duo; performed an acrobatic act to "Intro" by M83 while suspended by a large helium balloon Eliminated
Chicago Boyz
2 Acrobatic dance group; performed a jump-roping/tumbling act to "I'm On a Roll" by Stefano [note 1] Won the judges' choice
Mitsi Dancing School
3 Chinese-American dance group; performed an elaborate Chinese folk dance Lost the judges' choice
Kelsey and Bailey
4 Dancing dog act; danced cross-legged, culminating with Bailey high-fiving the judges with his paws, all to "Hot N Cold" by Katy Perry. in parody to the Wizard of Oz's "Yellow Brick Road" Eliminated
Brandon & Savannah
5 Brother/sister music duo; performed "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons Eliminated
Illusionist Leon Etienne & Romy Low
6 Illusionists; performed a disappearing act, facing away from the audience, which also involved Nick Cannon; performed to "Don't Stop the Party" by Pitbull Stern's Wildcard
Deanna DellaCioppa
7 Singer; performed "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner Eliminated
David "The Cobra Kid" Weathers
8 Reptile handler; performed a charming act with a king cobra [note 2] Eliminated
Jonathan Allen
9 Opera singer; performed "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" from Man of La Mancha Advanced
Kenichi Ebina
10 Dancer; mimed fighting monsters, swimming, encountering a fire breather, and destroying a robot. A video played on a screen behind him; the video featured pre-recorded footage in which he dressed up and acted as the monsters, fire breather, and robot in a video game-themed story. Advanced
Jim Meskimen
11 Impressionist; performed impressions of celebrities as Benjamin Franklin chosen live by the judges, host, and viewers through Twitter Eliminated
American Military Spouses Choir
12 Show choir; performed "Hero" by Mariah Carey Advanced
Note
Jump up ^ Because Stern, Brown, and Mandel voted for Chicago Boyz and were the first 3 judges to vote, O'Donnell's voting intention was not revealed.
Jump up ^ Mel B accidentally hit her buzzer.
Quarterfinals, week 4 (August 13–14)[edit]
Guests: Backstreet Boys
Act
Order
Performance description
Buzzes and Judges' choices
Result
Mandel
Brown
Klum
Stern
3Penny Chorus & Orchestra
1 Choir & orchestra group; performed "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift [note 1] Eliminated
Chloe Channell
2 Singer; sang "DONE." by The Band Perry Lost the judges' choice[note 2]
Champions Forever
3 Basketball stunt performers/unicyclists; rode on tall unicycles and spun basketballs to "Live While We're Young" by One Direction Eliminated
SensEtion
4 Video mapping dance troupe; danced with colorful projected 3D imagery to "Spectrum" by Florence + the Machine Eliminated
The Robotix
5 Band; performed "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath Eliminated
Timber Brown
6 Acrobatic act; performed acrobatic tricks on a spherical apparatus to "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" by Fall Out Boy Advanced
Cami Bradley
7 Singer; played piano and sang "Believe" by Cher Advanced
Tummy Talk
8 Stomach-based percussionists; performed comedic percussion routine using drums and their large-bodied friend Eliminated
Taylor Williamson
9 Comedian; performed a comedy routine about things he learned in New York City Won the judges' choice[note 2]
Aerial Ice
10 Figure skating/acrobatic act; performed an acrobatic ice skating routine to "No Light, No Light" by Florence + the Machine Eliminated
David Ferman
11 Extreme juggling act; performed a juggling act with flaming balls with no protection while hanging upside down above a cylinder of gasoline Eliminated
Jimmy Rose
12 Singer; played guitar and sang "Heaven" by Bryan Adams Advanced
Note
Jump up ^ Brown accidentally hit her buzzer while making her comments on 3Penny Chorus and Orchestra
^ Jump up to: a b As the judges tied in their voting, Taylor Williamson was announced to have received more of America's votes and advanced to the Semi-Finals.
Quarterfinals, week 5 (August 20–21)[edit]
Guests: Tom Cotter, Train, and Ashley Monroe
Act
Order
Performance description
Judges' choices
Result
Mandel
Brown
Klum
Stern
Virginia State University Gospel Chorale
1 Choir; performed "Like a Prayer" by Madonna Eliminated
Melody Caballero[note 1]
2 Acrobatic contortionist; balanced on her mouth while spinning to "Not Like the Movies" by Katy Perry Eliminated
Dave Fenley
3 Singer; played guitar and sang "Trouble" by Ray LaMontagne Advanced
2Unique
4 DJ and rapper duo; performed a mash-up of "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang and "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer Eliminated
Sam Johnson
5 Extreme balancing act; balanced on an 80 ft. pole and swung through the air[note 2][18] Eliminated
Duo Resonance
6 Gymnastic acrobats; balanced on each other's bodies to "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová Klum's Wildcard
D'Angelo & Amanda
7 Ballroom dancers; performed a Paso Doble to "Unstoppable" by E.S. Posthumus Advanced
Selena Mykenzie Gordon
8 Singer; sang "What Hurts the Most" by Rascal Flatts Eliminated
John Wing
9 Comedian; performed a routine about children and modern-day teachers Won the judges' choice
Sprice
10 Chain reaction artist; set off a chain reaction of various household items that started with Heidi pushing over dominoes and ended in fireworks Eliminated
Ruby & Jonas
11 Ballroom dancers; performed a Jive to "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars Eliminated
Catapult Entertainment
12 Shadow dancing troupe; performed a narrative shadow dancing routine dedicated to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole Advanced
Note
Jump up ^ Melody was originally eliminated during the Las Vegas round and has returned after Rong Niu (Red Panda) withdrew from the competition because of a "family emergency." Mandel later chose Red Panda as his Wild Card pick.
Jump up ^ Because Sam Johnson's performance was so large and dangerous, his act was filmed off-site and on an earlier date at Queens College.
Semifinals, week 1 (August 27–28)[edit]
Guests: One Direction, Cassadee Pope
Act
Order
Performance description
Buzzes and judges' choices
Result
Mandel
Brown
Klum
Stern
Tone the Chiefrocca
1 Rapper; sang a remix of his original one-hit wonder song, "B-Double-O-T-Y" with a choir and booty dancers in the background Eliminated
Red Panda[note 1]
2 Danger act/bowl juggler; performed a bowl juggling act while uni-cycling on a small platform Eliminated
Angela Hoover
3 Comedian/impressionist; performed a routine about celebrity moms and impersonated Arianna Huffington, Kourtney Kardashian, Sharon Osbourne, and Sofia Vergara Eliminated
Duo Resonance
4 Acrobatics Duo; consisted of demonstrating acro-balance feats with a clear box to Pink's "Glitter." Eliminated
Collins Key
5 Magician; performed a trick involving the judges matching the features of one audience member Advanced
Innovative Force
6 Acrobatic dance troupe; performed an acrobatic routine to "Too Close" by Alex Clare Advanced
Dave Fenley
7 Singer; played guitar and sang "Say You'll Be There" by the Spice Girls Lost the judges' choice
Taylor Williamson
8 Comedian; performed a comedic routine towards Mel B Advanced
Jonathan Allen
9 Opera singer; sang "Bring Him Home" from Les Misérables Eliminated
Catapult Entertainment
10 Shadow dancing troupe; performed a shadow dance routine chronicling a couple reuniting under the sea to "Wherever You Will Go" by Charlene Soraia Won the judges' choice
Cami Bradley
11 Singer; sang "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley Advanced
Forte
12 Opera trio; sang "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers Advanced
Note
Jump up ^ Red Panda replaced the KriStef Brothers for this round, due to one of the brothers being injured. Red Panda was also chosen as Mandel's wildcard as a last-minute replacement.
Semifinals, week 2 (September 3–4)[edit]
Guests: Fall Out Boy, Team iLuminate
There were no buzzes during any of these performances.
Act
Order
Performance description
Judges' choices
Result
Mandel
Brown
Klum
Stern
D'Angelo & Amanda
1 Ballroom dancers; performed a dance routine to "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson. Won the judges' choice[note 1]
Marty Brown
2 Country singer; played guitar and sang "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts Eliminated
Chicago Boyz
3 Acrobatic group; performed a jump-roping, backflipping routine to "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke, T.I. and Pharrell Advanced
Illusionist Leon Etienne and Romy Low
4 Illusionists; performed a rapid-fire series of illusions to "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz Eliminated
Anna Christine
5 Singer; sang "Wild Horses" by The Rolling Stones Lost the judges' choice[note 1]
Kenichi Ebina
6 Dancer; fought a battle with a projected version of himself, including some of his audition Advanced
John Wing
7 Comedian; performed a standup routine about his marriage Eliminated
Branden James
8 Singer; sang an operatic rendition of "Alone" by Heart Advanced
KriStef Brothers
9 Comedic hand balancing duo; performed a magic-themed act, including faux sword swallowing, to "The Final Countdown" by Europe Advanced
American Military Spouses Choir
10 Show choir; sang "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan Eliminated
Timber Brown
11 Acrobatic act; performed an acrobatic routine incorporating ropes and water to "Supremacy" by Muse Eliminated
Jimmy Rose
12 Country singer; played guitar and sang "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by Garth Brooks Advanced
Note
^ Jump up to: a b As the judges tied in their voting, D'Angelo & Amanda was announced to have received more of America's votes and advanced to the top twelve.
Top 12 (September 10–11)[edit]
Guests: Terry Fator, Olate Dogs
There was no judges' choice this week.
Act
Order
Performance description
Result
Chicago Boyz
1 Acrobatic group; performed a jump-roping, backflipping routine to "Treasure" by Bruno Mars Eliminated
Branden James
2 Opera singer; sang an operatic rendition of "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen Eliminated
Innovative Force
3 Acrobatic dance troupe; performed an acrobatic routine to "Lux Aeterna" by Clint Mansell Eliminated
KriStef Brothers
4 Comedic hand balancing duo; performed a comedic exercise video-themed act on how to become a KriStef Brother Eliminated
D'Angelo & Amanda
5 Ballroom dancers; performed a Samba routine to "Magalenha" by Sérgio Mendes Eliminated
Catapult Entertainment
6 Shadow dancing troupe; performed a shadow dance routine about a child being bullied to "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King Eliminated
Forte
7 Operatic trio; sang a Spanish, operatic rendition of "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion Advanced
Taylor Williamson
8 Comedian; performed a standup routine about his relationship with his parents Advanced
Collins Key
9 Magician; performed a magic trick involving Nick Cannon and Howie Mandel's watches Advanced
Kenichi Ebina
10 Mime; performed an interpretive dance about love, death and the afterlife Advanced
Jimmy Rose
11 Country singer; played guitar and sang "God Gave Me You" by Blake Shelton Advanced
Cami Bradley
12 Singer; played piano and sang "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi Advanced
Finale[edit]
Key
Winner
Runner-up
3rd Place
4th Place
5th Place
6th Place
Each act performed twice; their first performance was an update of a performance from earlier in the competition, and their second performance was new.
Act
Order
Performance description
Result
Jimmy Rose
1, 9 Sang his original song "Coal Keeps the Lights On", and later sang "The Dance" by Garth Brooks
Guest performer: Dierks Bentley
3rd place
Kenichi Ebina
2, 11 The mime performed a matrix-styled martial arts dance, and later performed a dance routine with himself as various characters
Guest performers: Il Divo with Heather Headley
Winner
Cami Bradley
3, 7 Played piano and sang "Believe" by Cher, and later sang "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles
Guest performer: Gavin DeGraw
6th place
Collins Key
4, 8 The magician performed a close-up magic trick with two playing cards being merged, and later predicted Twitter hash-tags of random audience members chosen by the judges
Guest performers: Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb
5th place
Forte
5, 12 The operatic trio sang "The Prayer" by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, and later sang "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla
Guest performer: Josh Groban
4th place
Taylor Williamson
6, 10 The comedian performed a routine pointing out why a comedian can't reuse jokes, and later performed a routine about his love life
Guest performer: James Lipton
Runner-up
Ratings[edit]
U.S. Nielsen ratings[edit]
Show
Episode
First air date
Rating
(18–49)
Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Time slot
rank
Nightly
rank
Weekly
rank
1
Auditions Episode 1: San Antonio, New York, & Los Angeles June 4, 2013 3.1 9 11.22[19] 1 1 5[20]
2
Auditions Episode 2: San Antonio & New Orleans June 11, 2013 3.0 8 11.52[21] 2 2 5[22]
3
Auditions Episode 3: Chicago[note 1] June 18, 2013 3.0 9 11.75[23] 1 3 5[24]
4
Auditions Episode 4: New York & Los Angeles June 25, 2013 2.6 8 10.23[25] 1 1 2[26]
5
Auditions Episode 5: Chicago & San Antonio July 2, 2013 2.4 7 9.56[27] 1 1 2[28]
6
Auditions Episode 6: Los Angeles, New Orleans, & New York July 9, 2013 2.6 8 9.81[29] 1 1 3[30]
7
Auditions Episode 7: Last Chance Auditions July 10, 2013 2.8 8 10.71[31] 1 1 1[30]
8
Vegas Week, day 1 July 16, 2013 2.5 7 10.06[32] 2 2 4[33]
9
Vegas Week, day 2 July 17, 2013 2.9 9 11.18[34] 1 1 2[33]
10
Quarterfinals Week 1, Performances July 23, 2013 2.8 8 10.34[35] 1 1 1[36]
11
Quarterfinals Week 1, Results July 24, 2013 2.3 7 10.64[37] 1 1 5[36]
12
Quarterfinals Week 2, Performances July 30, 2013 2.7 8 9.81[38] 1 1 4[39]
13
Quarterfinals Week 2, Results July 31, 2013 2.4 7 10.28[40] 1 1 6[39]
14
Quarterfinals Week 3, Performances August 6, 2013 2.5 7 9.39[41] 1 1 4[42]
15
Quarterfinals Week 3, Results August 7, 2013 2.5 8 10.26[43] 1 1 3[42]
16
Quarterfinals Week 4, Performances August 13, 2013 2.4 7 8.79[44] 1 1 1[45]
17
Quarterfinals Week 4, Results August 14, 2013 2.1 6 9.51[46] 2 2 5[45]
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Quarterfinals Week 5, Performances August 20, 2013 2.2 6 8.52[47] 1 1 6[48]
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Quarterfinals Week 5, Results August 21, 2013 2.1 6 9.35[49] 2 3 9[48]
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Semifinals Round 1, Performances August 27, 2013 2.2 6 8.70[50] 1 1 4[51]
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Semifinals Round 1, Results August 28, 2013 2.2 6 9.84[52] 2 2 5[51]
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Semifinals Round 2, Performances September 3, 2013 2.3 7 9.16[53] 1 1 12[54]
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Semifinals Round 2, Results September 4, 2013 2.3 7 10.03[55] 1 1 13[54]
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Top 12, Performances[note 2] September 10, 2013 2.3 6 9.24[56] 1 1 8[57]
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Top 12, Results September 11, 2013 2.2 6 10.80[58] 2 3 13[57]
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Finals, Performances September 17, 2013 2.4 7 11.19[59] 2 3 14[60]
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Finale September 18, 2013 2.5 7 11.49[61] 1 2 12[60]
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Jump up ^ This episode was aired fifteen minutes after the usual air time because of President Obama's speech regarding a strike against Syria.
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Auditions Recap July 17, 2013 1.9 7 7.65[34] 1 2 15[33]
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Quarterfinals Week 1, Recap July 24, 2013 1.6 5 6.65[37] 1 2 n/a[note 1][36]
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Quarterfinals Week 2, Recap July 31, 2013 1.5 5 6.54[40] 1 2 n/a[note 1][39]
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Quarterfinals Week 3, Recap August 7, 2013 1.5 5 6.35[43] 2 3 16[42]
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Quarterfinals Week 4, Recap August 14, 2013 1.3 5 5.75[46] 2 3 n/a[note 1][45]
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Quarterfinals Week 5, Recap August 21, 2013 1.3 4 5.87[49] 2 3 n/a[note 1][48]
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Semifinals Week 1, Recap August 28, 2013 1.3 5 5.96[52] 2 4 n/a[note 1][51]
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Semifinals Week 2, Recap September 4, 2013 1.4 5 6.16[55] 2 3 n/a[note 1][54]
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^ Jump up to: a b c d e f This episode's weekly rank is not known because it was not one of the 25 highest rated shows of the week.
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^ Jump up to: a b c TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: Preseason Football Tops Week 45 With Adults 18-49; 'Under the Dome' Wins With Total Viewers | TVbytheNumbers
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External links[edit]
Official NBC America's Got Talent website
IMDB America's Got Talent website
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Terry Fator
Neal E. Boyd
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Olate Dogs
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Mat Franco
Paul Zerdin
Grace VanderWaal
Darci Lynne Farmer
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The Millers
Cas Haley
Eli Mattson
Bárbara Padilla
Jackie Evancho
Silhouettes
Tom Cotter
Taylor Williamson
Emily West
Drew Lynch
Angelica Hale
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Butterscotch
Nuttin' But Stringz
Recycled Percussion
Team iLuminate
Oz Pearlman
Jon Dorenbos
Light Balance
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The Passing Zone
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ZOOperstars!
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The Texas Tenors
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Miguel Dakota
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Mike Super
Season 10
Stevie Starr
Piff the Magic Dragon
Myq Kaplan
Freelusion Dance Company
Metal Mulisha Fitz Army
Kacey Jones
Kayvon Zand
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Ryan Stock & AmberLynn
Tape Face
Brian Justin Crum
Cory Kahaney
The Passing Zone
Laura Bretan
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Bello Nock
Colin Cloud
Mandy Harvey
Merrick Hanna
Preacher Lawson
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Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
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The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), (known as SIMDUT, Système d'information sur les matières dangereuses utilisées au travail in French) is Canada's national workplace hazard communication standard. The key elements of the system, which came into effect on October 31, 1988, are cautionary labelling of containers of WHMIS controlled products, the provision of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and worker education and site-specific training programs.
WHMIS is an example of synchronization and cooperation amongst Canada's federal, provincial and territorial governments. The coordinated approach avoided duplication, inefficiency through loss of scale and the interprovincial trade barriers that would have been created had each province and territory established its own hazard communication system.
Old WHMIS Hazard Symbols

Class A
Compressed gas
Class D-2
Materials causing other toxic effects

Class B
Flammable and combustible material
Class D-3
Biohazardous infectious material

Class C
Oxidizing material
Class E
Corrosive material

Class D-1
Materials causing immediate and serious toxic effects
Class F
Dangerously reactive material
Contents
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1 Legislative framework
2 Public engagement
3 WHMIS 2015
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Legislative framework[edit]
The federal Hazardous Products Act and associated Controlled Products Regulations, administered by the National Office of WHMIS residing in the federal Department of Health Canada,[citation needed] established the national standard for chemical classification and hazard communication in Canada and is the foundation for the workers' "right-to-know" legislation enacted in each of Canada's provinces and territories.
Under the Constitution of Canada, labour legislation falls primarily under the jurisdiction of Canada's provinces and territories.[citation needed] The Labour Program, of the federal government Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, is the occupational health and safety (OHS) regulatory authority for the approximately 10% of workplaces designated to be under federal jurisdiction.[citation needed] As such, each of the thirteen federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) agencies responsible for OHS has established employer WHMIS requirements within their respective jurisdiction. These requirements place an onus on employers to ensure that controlled products used, stored or handled in the workplace are properly labelled, that material safety data sheets are made available to workers, and that workers receive education and site-specific training to ensure the safe storage, handling and use of controlled products in the workplace.[citation needed]
Public engagement[edit]
Industry, organized labour and all governments actively participated in the development of WHMIS; i.e., Canada's national workplace hazard communication system represents a consensus amongst stakeholders. The system, a shared responsibility, continues to evolve through consensus. This system of identifying Hazardous Materials is taught to students and employees working within Canada.
WHMIS 2015[edit]
On February 11, 2015, the Government of Canada published in the Canada Gazette a new modified version of the WHMIS system called WHMIS 2015. WHMIS 2015 was created "to incorporate the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) for workplace chemicals."[1]
See also[edit]
Hazard symbol
Hazard Communication Standard
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to WHMIS hazard symbols.
Official National Web site of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, Department of Health Canada, Ottawa
Seeking Information from the Workplace Hazardous Materials Bureau in Health Canada and from the Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Occupational Health and Safety Regulatory Agencies
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Canadian WHMIS MSDS FAQ (Nexreg Compliance)
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Myall Creek massacre
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"Myall Creek" redirects here. For the early Queensland settlement formerly known by this name, see Dalby, Queensland.
Recolouration of Myall Creek Massacre scene lithograph - "Australian Aborigines Slaughtered by Convicts, by Phiz, The Book of Remarkable Trials, 1840; Chronicles of Crime V. II, 1841." produced for a Gamilaraay Surviving Descendants community project
The Myall Creek massacre near Gwydir River, in the central New South Wales district of Namoi, involved the killing of up to 30 unarmed indigenous Australians by ten Europeans and one African on 10 June 1838 at the Myall Creek near Bingara, Murchison County, in northern New South Wales.[1] After two trials, seven of the 11 colonists involved in the killings were found guilty of murder and hanged.[1]
Contents
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1 Massacre
2 Trials
2.1 First trial
2.2 Second trial
3 Consequences
4 Reasons and consequences
5 Stockyard controversy
6 Memorial
7 See also
8 References
9 Further reading
10 External links
Massacre[edit]
A group of eleven stockmen, consisting of assigned convicts and former convicts, led by one, John Henry Fleming, who was from Mungie Bundie Run near Moree, arrived at Henry Dangar's Myall Creek station in New England on 9 June 1838. They rode up to the station huts beside which were camped a group of approximately thirty-five Aboriginal people. They were part of the Wirrayaraay (alternative spelling: Weraerai) group who belonged to the Kamilaroi people. They had been camped at the station for a few weeks after being invited by one of the convict stockmen, Charles Kilmeister (or Kilminister), to come to their station for their safety and protection from the gangs of marauding stockmen who were roaming the district slaughtering any Aboriginal people they could find.[2] These Aboriginal people had previously been camped peacefully at McIntyre's station for a few months. They were therefore well known to the whites. Most of them had been given European names such as Daddy, King Sandy, Joey, Martha and Charley. Some of the children spoke a certain amount of English. When the stockmen rode into their camp they fled into the convict's hut pleading for protection.[3][4]
When asked by the station hut keeper, George Anderson, what they were going to do with the Aboriginal people, John Russell said they were going to "take them over the back of the range and frighten them." The stockmen then entered the hut, tied them to a long tether rope and led them away. They took them to a gully on the side of the ridge about 800 metres to the west of the station huts. There they slaughtered them all except for one woman who they kept with them for the next couple of days. The approximately 28 people they murdered were largely women, children and old men. Ten younger men were away on a neighbouring station cutting bark. Most of the people were slaughtered with swords as George Anderson, who refused to join the massacre, clearly heard there were just two shots. Unlike Anderson, Charles Kilmeister joined the slaughter.[3]
Testimony was later given at trial that the children had been beheaded while the men and women were forced to run as far as they could between the stockyard fence and a line of sword-wielding stockmen who hacked at them as they passed. After the massacre, Fleming and his gang rode off looking to kill the remainder of the group, who they knew had gone to the neighbouring station. They failed to find the other Aboriginal people as they had returned to Myall that night and left after being warned the killers would be returning. On the party's return to Myall two days later, they dismembered and burnt the bodies before resuming the search for the remaining people.[5] The ten people had gone to MacIntyre's station near Inverell, 40 kilometres to the east, where between 30 and 40 Aboriginal people were reportedly murdered with their bodies being cast onto a large fire. Many suspect this massacre was also committed by the same stockmen. After several days of heavy drinking the party dispersed.[3][6]
When the manager of the station, William Hobbs, returned several days later and discovered the bodies, counting up to twenty-eight of them (as they were beheaded and dismembered he had difficulty determining the exact number) he decided to report the incident but Kilmeister initially talked him out of it. Hobbs discussed it with a neighbouring station overseer, Thomas Foster, who told squatter Frederick Foot who rode to Sydney to report it to the new Governor, George Gipps. Supported by the Attorney General, John Plunkett, Gipps ordered Police Magistrate Edward Denny Day at Muswellbrook to investigate the massacre.[3]
They carried out a thorough investigation despite the bodies having been removed from the massacre site where only a few bone fragments remained. He arrested eleven of the twelve perpetrators. The only one to escape was the only free man involved, the leader, John Fleming. Anderson was crucial in identifying the arrested men. He had initially refused to name the men involved but after finding out that the massacre had been planned more than a week earlier to coincide with the absence of Hobbs he agreed to identify the killers to the magistrate.[3]
Trials[edit]
Beginning on 15 November 1838, the case was heard before the Chief Justice of New South Wales, James Dowling. The accused were represented by three of the colony's foremost barristers, Foster, a'Beckett and Windeyer, paid for by an association of landowners and stockmen from the Hunter Valley and Liverpool Plains region including Henry Dangar, the owner of the Myall Creek station. The Black Association, as they called themselves, were led by a local magistrate, who apparently used the influence of his office to gain access to the prisoners in Sydney, where he told them to "stick together and say nothing." Not one of the eleven accused gave evidence against their co-accused at the trial, something that Gipps attributes to the magistrate's role.[7]
First trial[edit]
R. v. Kilmeister (No. 1)[8] – The station hutkeeper, George Anderson, the only white witness, was the key witness for the prosecution, conducted by Plunkett and Roger Therry as his junior counsel.[9] He told the court how the eleven men had tied the victims together, and led them away. He also said that Edward Foley, one of the perpetrators, had shown him a sword covered with blood. Anderson's testimony was supported by William Hobbs and Magistrate Day, who had conducted the police investigation.[10] The defence's case solely rested on the argument that the bodies could not be identified accurately.[3]
Justice Dowling took care to remind the jury that the law made no distinction between the murder of an Aboriginal person and the murder of a European person. The jury, after deliberating for just twenty minutes, found all eleven men not guilty. A letter to the editor of The Australian on 8 December 1838 alleged that one of the jurors had said privately that although he considered the men guilty of murder, he could not convict a white man of killing an Aboriginal person: "I look on the blacks as a set of monkeys and the sooner they are exterminated from the face of the earth, the better. I knew the men were guilty of murder but I would never see a white man hanged for killing a black." The letter writer did not hear this said himself, but alleged that he had spoken to a second man who told him he had heard this third man, the juror, say it. The letter writer who had reported this outrage went on to say, "I leave you, Sir, and the community to determine on the fitness of this white savage to perform the office of a juryman under any circumstance".[11]
Second trial[edit]
R. v. Kilmeister (No. 2)[12] – Attorney-General Plunkett however requested the judge to remand the prisoners in custody awaiting further charges from the same incident. Although all eleven were remanded in custody only seven were to face a second trial. The second trial was held on 27 November but only 28 of the 48 called up for jury service turned up, it later came to light that the Black Association had intimidated many into staying away.[3] The trial restarted on 29 November under a different judge. Anderson, who had been the key witness at the first trial, gave an even more lucid account of the massacre at the second trial. He told the court that:
While Master was away, some men came on a Saturday, about 10; I cannot say how many days after master left; they came on horseback, armed with muskets and swords and pistols; all were armed ... the blacks, when they saw the men coming, ran into our hut, and the men then, all of them, got off their horses; I asked what they were going to do with the blacks, and Russel said, "We are going to take them over the back of the range, to frighten them".[13]
Anderson then gave evidence that the Aboriginal people in the hut had cried out to him for assistance. He said two women were left behind at the huts, one "because she was good-looking, they said so," and that there was a young child who had been left behind, who attempted to follow her mother (who was tied up with the others), before Anderson carried her back to the hut.[13] There were also two other young boys who had escaped by hiding in the creek.
Anderson also gave evidence about the perpetrators' return and the burning of the bodies.
I [Anderson] saw smoke in the same direction they went; this was soon after they went with the firesticks ... Fleming told Kilmeister to go up by-and-by and put the logs of wood together, and be sure that all [of the remains] was consumed ... the girls they left, and the two boys, and the child I sent away with 10 black fellows that went away in the morning ... I did not like to keep them, as the men might come back and kill them.[13]
Anderson said that he wanted to speak the whole truth at the second trial. He also said that he did not seek to be rewarded for testifying, rather he asked "only for protection."[13] The trial continued until 2 am on 30 November, when the seven men were found guilty. On 5 December they were sentenced to execution by hanging. The sentence was ratified by the Executive Council of New South Wales on 7 December, with Gipps later saying in a report that no mitigating circumstances could be shown for any of the defendants, and it could not be said that any of the men were more or less guilty than the rest.[14] The seven men, Charles Kilmeister, James Oates, Edward Foley, John Russell, John Johnstone, William Hawkins and James Parry, were executed early on the morning of 18 December 1838. The four remaining accused, Blake, Toulouse, Palliser and Lamb, were remanded until the next session to allow time for the main witness against them, an Aboriginal boy named Davey, to be prepared in order to take a Bible oath. According to the missionary, Lancelot Edward Threlkeld, Dangar had arranged for Davey "to be put out of the way" and he was never seen again. With Davey unable to be located, the four were discharged in February 1839.[3]
I have just returned from seeing the seven men all launched into eternity at the same moment it was an awful sight and has made me feel quite sick – I shall never forget it.
—  J. H Bannatyne, Letter from J. H Bannatyne to Other Windsor Berry Esq. relating to the Myall Creek Massacre, 17 December 1838[15]
The Myall Creek massacre has been claimed to be the first and only time in Australia's history that Europeans were executed for the massacre of Australian Aborigines.[16] However, recent research has shown that Europeans had been executed for the murder of Aboriginal people on at least one occasion prior to Myall Creek. In 1820, two convicts, John Kirby and John Thompson, attempted to escape from the colony but were captured by local Aborigines and returned to Newcastle. A military party accompanied by two constables set out to meet them and Kirby was seen by the party to stab Burragong (alias King Jack) whereupon he was felled by a waddy. Burragong initially appeared to recover, stating that he was murry bujjery (much recovered) and collected his reward of a "suit of clothing", however, he later complained of illness and died from his wound 10 days after being injured and Kirby and Thompson were both tried for "willful murder". All the European witnesses testified that "no blow was struck by any native" before Kirby attacked Burragong, Thompson was acquitted while Kirby was found guilty and sentenced to death with his body to be "dissected and anatomized."[17]
Consequences[edit]
The Myall Creek case led to significant uproar among sections of the population and the media, sometimes voiced in favour of the perpetrators. For example, an article in the Sydney Morning Herald declared that "the whole gang of black animals are not worth the money the colonists will have to pay for printing the silly court documents on which we have already wasted too much time".[11]
John Henry Fleming, the leader of the massacre, was never captured.[18]
John Blake, one of the four men acquitted at the first trial and not subsequently charged, committed suicide by cutting his throat in 1852. One of his descendants says that they like to think he did so out of a guilty conscience.[19]
Reasons and consequences[edit]
The importance of the Myall Creek massacre is mainly political[citation needed], as this was the only massacre of its kind in colonial Australian history after which some white people were brought to justice and subsequently executed . The Myall Creek massacre was by no means outstanding in terms of numbers killed[citation needed]; it was simply just one of many massacres that took place in that district (the Liverpool Plains) around that time. There were also many other massacres that took place right across the colony of New South Wales as it expanded across more and more Aboriginal land. As elsewhere in the colony, the Aborigines at times put up resistance to the invasion of their land by spearing sheep and cattle for food and sometimes attacking the stockmen's huts and killing the white men. In the Liverpool Plains district there had been some cattle speared and huts attacked and two whites murdered (allegedly by Aborigines). The squatters complained to the acting Governor Snodgrass, who sent Major James Nunn and about twenty-two troopers up to the district. Nunn enlisted the assistance of up to twenty-five local stockmen and together they rode around the district rounding up and slaughtering any Aborigines they came across. Nunn's campaign culminated in the Australia Day Massacre of 1838 at Waterloo Creek. As there are no definitive historical records available it is impossible to accurately determine the exact number of Aborigines who were slaughtered there but estimates range from forty to over one hundred.
When Nunn returned to Sydney, many of the local squatters and stockmen continued the "drive" against the Aborigines. The perpetrators of the Myall Creek massacre were some who continued that relentless slaughter. The Aborigines killed at Myall Creek were not involved in any of the spearing of cattle or the attacks on stockmen's huts that were occurring elsewhere as they had been living peacefully on McIntyre's and Wiseman's stations for many months prior to moving to Myall Creek. They simply got caught up with the colonists' desires to drive them off their land so that they could continue with the expansion of the colony.
In his book, Blood on the Wattle, journalist Bruce Elder says that the successful prosecutions resulted in pacts of silence becoming a common practice to avoid sufficient evidence becoming available for future prosecutions.[20] Another effect, as one contemporary Sydney newspaper reported, was that poisoning Aborigines became more common as "a safer practice".[this quote needs a citation] Many massacres were to go unpunished due to these practices,[20] as what is variously called a 'conspiracy' or 'pact' or 'code' of silence fell over the killings of Aborigines.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][excessive citations]
The Myall Creek massacre and the subsequent trial and hanging of some of the offenders had a profound effect on the "outside" settlers and their dealing with indigenous people throughout all sections the colonial Australian frontiers. The Sydney Morning Herald and the spokesmen for the settlers in the remote districts of New South Wales and Victoria, frequently leading men such as William Charles Wentworth, typically classified the trial and execution of the offenders as "judicial murder".[39] No different in Queensland, the most populated section of the continent in terms of indigenous people. Thus it was the subject of numerous statements in the then newly separated parliament in 1861, during which there was almost unanimous agreement that the prosecution and hanging in 1838 had been nothing less than '...judicial murder of white men in Sydney', as the government spokesman Robert Ramsay Mackenzie phrased it in his speech in the Legislative Assembly on 25 July 1861, and that 'white troopers were "useless" as they could not be "acting against the blackfellows as they wished, lest an outcry should be raised against them, and they could be prosecuted for murder". Arthur Macalister, spokesman for the opposition (later three times Premier of Queensland) agreed, equally using the term "judicial murder." The notion seemingly almost unanimously agreed to by the first Queensland parliament was that no white man should ever be prosecuted in Queensland for the killing of a black.[40]
Stockyard controversy[edit]
Over the years there has been some debate over the exact location of the massacre. An oral tradition developed among stockmen who worked on the Myall Creek station, many years after the massacre actually occurred, that it had happened in a stockyard to which the Wirrayaraay were led by the stockmen. Although this oral tradition is very strongly held by some local descendants of the stockmen and others, there is absolutely no primary source evidence from the time to support the idea. All the evidence collected by Police Magistrate Edward Denny Day and provided in evidence at the two trials clearly contradicts the suggestion that it occurred in a stockyard. Witnesses William Hobbs, Thomas Foster, Andrew Burrowes and Edward Denny Day himself describe the massacre site without making any mention of a stockyard. Hobbs stated in evidence to the Supreme Court that the stockyard was close to the huts whereas the massacre site was "about half a mile from my house in a westerly direction".[8] Historians dismiss the stockyard as the location of the massacre as a "bush myth".[41]
Memorial[edit]
Wikinews has related news: Vandals deface Australia's Myall Creek memorial
A memorial to the victims of the massacre was unveiled on 10 June 2000, consisting of a granite rock and plaque overlooking the site of the massacre. A ceremony is held each year on 10 June commemorating the victims. The memorial was vandalised in January 2005, with the words "murder", "women" and "children" chiselled off, in an attempt to make it unreadable.[42] The location is described as 23 km north east of Bingara at the junction of Bingara-Delungra and Whitlow Roads.
The Myall Creek Massacre and Memorial Site was included on the Australian National Heritage List on 7 June 2008.[43] The memorial is maintained and funded by the Friends of Myall Creek, an Australian non-profit organisation.
See also[edit]
List of massacres in Australia
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Richard Broome, Aboriginal Victorians:a history since 1800, Allen & Unwin 2005, p. 80
Jump up ^ Kay Schaffer, In the Wake of First Contact: the Eliza Fraser Stories, Cambridge University Press Archive 1995, p. 243
Jump up ^ Gay McAuley, Unstable Ground: Performance and the Politics of Place, Peter Lang 2006, p. 163
Jump up ^ Christine Halse, A Terribly Wild Man, Allen & Unwin 2002, p. 99
Jump up ^ see The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 December 1838 (editorial) and 29 June 1849, p. 2, Wentworth in the Legislative Council, Wednesday, 27 June 1849
Jump up ^ Brisbane Courier, 26 July 1861, pp. 2–3 (Editorial & Queensland Parliamentary debates on the Native Police Force: Legislative Assembly, July 24; see also the 1861 Select Committee into the Native Police, p. 48 (interview of Samuel Sneyd)
Jump up ^ Milliss, Roger (1992). Waterloo Creek: The Australia Day Massacre of 1838 – George Gipps and the British Conquest of New South Wales. Ringwood, Victoria: McPhee Gribble. p. 834. ISBN 9780869141564.
Jump up ^ "Vandals deface two Australian memorials" Archived 28 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine., The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 January 2005.
Jump up ^ Australian National Heritage listing for the Myall Creek Massacre and Memorial Site Archived 5 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
Further reading[edit]
Clark, Manning (1998). History of Australia. Abridged by Michael Cathcart. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-84779-X.
"Myall Creek Massacre". Parliament of New South Wales Hansard. Retrieved 26 September 2005.
Roderick Flanagan (1888). "Chapter 15: The Myall Creek Massacre". The Aborigines of Australia. pp. 141–154. (at Wikisource)
Stewart, Peter (2007). Demons at Dusk, Massacre at Myall Creek. Sid Harta. ISBN 9781921206573 , foreword by Peter FitzSimons.
Mark Tedeschi (2016). Murder at Myall Creek. ISBN 9781925456264.
External links[edit]
National Heritage Places – Myall Creek Massacre and Memorial Site, Australian Government, Department of the Environment
The Myall Creek Massacre, Peter Stewart
Friends of Myall Creek
"Where can I find information on the Myall Creek Massacre?", National Library of Australia
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