| Site Name | Fraser Island |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | [Butchulla] or a collection of clans that had sought refuge on the island |
| Colony | NSW |
| Present State/Territory | QLD |
| Police District | |
| Coordinates (imprecise to approx. 250m) | -25.599,153.090,0 |
| Date | Between 24 Dec 1851 and 3 Jan 1852 |
| Attack Time | |
| Aboriginal People Killed | 100 |
| Aboriginal People Killed Notes | Killed: M , F, C; Probable: M F; Possible: M F; Wounded: M F |
| Non-Aboriginal People Killed | 0 |
| Non-Aboriginal People Killed Notes | Killed: M F; Wounded: M F |
| Attacker Category | |
| Attacker Details | |
| Motive | Opportunity |
| Type Of Motive | |
| Weapons Used | Firearms, carbines |
| Notes | |
| Narrative | Purpose: to ?break up? Aboriginal clans that had sought sanctuary on the island. A punitive expedition of eleven days duration. Aboriginal people ?driven into the sea, and kept there as long as daylight and life lasted?. Lauer estimates that 100 Aboriginal people were killed. Carried out by Commandant Frederick Walker of NSW with 24 troopers of native police along with Lt Marshall and Sgt Major Dolan and captain and crew of the schooner, Maragaret and Mary, all armed and sworn in as special constables. |
| Sources | Lauer 1977; SMH, January 22, 1852 - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/1509723. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | ** |
