| Site Name | West Tamar |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | Port Sorell [Pallittore North] |
| Colony | VDL |
| Present State/Territory | TAS |
| Police District | George Town |
| Latitude | -41.325 |
| Longitude | 146.964 |
| Date | 18 Feb 1829 |
| Attack Time | night |
| Victims | Aboriginal People |
| Victims Killed | 7 |
| Victims Killed Notes | Killed: M F; Probable: M F; Possible: M F; Wounded: M F |
| Attackers | Colonisers: soldiers |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | Killed: M F; Wounded: M F |
| Transport | Foot |
| Motive | Opportunity |
| Weapons Used | Firearms, muskets, blades, bayonets |
| Narrative | A report in the Colonial Times stated that a military party was attacked by Aborigines at West Tamar and that in the engagement seven Aborigines were killed. The next day the military officer denied the incident in the Hobart Town Courier. |
| Sources | CT, February 27, 1829 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page666478; HTC February 28, 1829 - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/641939. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | * |
