Site Name | Laverton (1) |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name | |
Language Group, Nation or People | Wongai |
Present State/Territory | WA |
Colony/State/Territory at the time | WA |
Police District | Laverton |
Latitude | -28.37 |
Longitude | 122.24 |
Date | Between 7 Nov 1908 and 8 Nov 1908 |
Attack Time | |
Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
Victims Killed | 8 |
Victims Killed Notes | men, women and children |
Attackers | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
Attacker Descriptions | Aboriginal |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | |
Transport | Foot |
Motive | Reprisal |
Weapons Used | Spear(s), Club(s) |
Narrative | Described in newspaper articles as 'tribal fights' between rival groups and was part of many years of intergroup 'Bush warfare' in the Laverton area. See Laverton Massacre 1910 (Mt Leonora Miner, 14 November 1908, p 2). |
Sources | 'Murderous Niggers,' Mt Leonora Miner, November 14, 1908, p 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233209588/25216102 (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | ** |