| Site Name | Blackmans Point, Port Macquarie |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | Biripi |
| Present State/Territory | NSW |
| Colony/State/Territory at the time | NSW |
| Police District | Port Macquarie |
| Latitude | -31.342 |
| Longitude | 152.847 |
| Date | Between 1 Aug 1825 and 28 Feb 1826 |
| Attack Time | Day |
| Victims | Aboriginal People |
| Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
| Victims Killed | 20 |
| Victims Killed Notes | |
| Attackers | Colonists |
| Attacker Descriptions | Military, Soldier(s) |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | |
| Transport | Foot, Boat |
| Motive | Reprisal |
| Weapons Used | Musket(s), Muzzle Loading Rifle(s) |
| Narrative | In late 1825, according to H L Wilson, the first superintendent of works at the penal settlement at Port Macquarie, 'three men were sent to ... Blackman's Point to split shingles, and two were killed by the blacks. When the survivor reached the camp and related the circumstances, a party of Buffs (soldiers from the 4th Regiment) was sent out to chastise the blacks, and right well was the work carried out. The soldiers surrounded the aborigines, and shot a great many of them; they also captured a lot of women, used them for an immoral purpose, and then shot them. The offending soldiers were sent to Sydney for trial, but managed to escape punishment.' (H L Wilson, 'Early Days at Port Macquarie', 1889. np.) |
| Sources | Henry Lewis Wilson, 'Early Days at Port Macquarie', 1889, republished by T Dick, The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate, Feb 5, 1921, p4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112735677 (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | * |
