| Site Name | Normanton |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | |
| Colony | QLD |
| Present State/Territory | QLD |
| Police District | |
| Coordinates (imprecise to approx. 250m) | -17.602,140.948,0 |
| Date | Between 1 Jan 1887 and 31 Dec 1887 |
| Attack Time | Daylight |
| Aboriginal People Killed | 6 |
| Aboriginal People Killed Notes | |
| Non-Aboriginal People Killed | 0 |
| Non-Aboriginal People Killed Notes | |
| Attacker Category | Native police |
| Attacker Details | Native police |
| Motive | Opportunity |
| Type Of Motive | Opportunity |
| Weapons Used | firearms |
| Notes | |
| Narrative | Native police led by Lyndon Poingdestre shot dead 6 Aboriginal people and burnt the bodies. With evidence destroyed, no conviction was recorded. |
| Sources | Richards 2008:34; (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | ** |
