| Site Name | Dawson River |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | Mandalgu |
| Present State/Territory | QLD |
| Colony/State/Territory at the time | QLD |
| Police District | Leichhardt |
| Latitude | -24.186 |
| Longitude | 149.483 |
| Date | 10 Dec 1861 |
| Attack Time | Day |
| Victims | Aboriginal People |
| Victim Descriptions | |
| Victims Killed | 10 |
| Victims Killed Notes | |
| Attackers | Colonists |
| Attacker Descriptions | Native Police |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | |
| Transport | Horse |
| Motive | Reprisal |
| Weapons Used | Firearm(s) |
| Narrative | Reprisal for Cullin-la-ringo massacre, carried out by native police. |
| Sources | QSA COL /A26, (DR 110719.pdf; TRANS DR112352 pp1-3) ITM 3682013 https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM3682013; QSA COL/A26/62/823, (DR 112352.pdf pp1-3; TRANS DR112353 pp1-3) ITM 3682014 https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM3682014 (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | ** |
