| Site Name | Richmond, Coal River |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | Oyster Bay |
| Colony | VDL |
| Present State/Territory | TAS |
| Police District | Richmond |
| Latitude | -42.765 |
| Longitude | 147.455 |
| Date | Between 1 Mar 1829 and 5 Mar 1829 |
| Attack Time | night |
| Victims | Aboriginal People |
| Victims Killed | 6 |
| Victims Killed Notes | Killed: M 6, F; Probable: M F; Possible: M F; Wounded: M F; 1 man taken prisoner and son after died. |
| Attackers | Colonisers: soldiers, field police |
| 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 Hobart Town Courier stated that: 'One black native was brought in on Friday being one of a party of six, the five others were shot in the pursuit." The Oyster Bay man died shortly afterwards. |
| Sources | HTC March 7 - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/641947, 1829. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | * |
