| Site Name | Tempe Downs |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | Matuntara & Irbmangkara |
| Colony | SA |
| Present State/Territory | NT |
| Police District | |
| Coordinates (imprecise to approx. 250m) | -24.478,132.592,0 |
| Date | Between 1 Jan 1875 and 31 Dec 1875 |
| Attack Time | |
| Aboriginal People Killed | 80 |
| Aboriginal People Killed Notes | 80-100 |
| Non-Aboriginal People Killed | 0 |
| Non-Aboriginal People Killed Notes | |
| Attacker Category | |
| Attacker Details | Matuntara men & Irbmangkara people |
| Motive | Matuntara men originally avenging a ceremonial indiscretion committed by Irbmangkara campers. |
| Type Of Motive | Reprisal |
| Weapons Used | |
| Notes | |
| Narrative | Matuntara men avenged a ceremonial indiscretion committed by Irbmangkara campers. There were reported to be 80-100 deaths. The Irbmangkara people, led by Nameia, then sought revenge in the following years, pursuing their targets beyond the SA border until the leaders of the Irbmangkara massacre were killed. |
| Sources | Nettelbeck & Foster 2007: 8. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | *** |
