| Site Name | Upper Clyde River |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name | |
| Language Group, Nation or People | Big River |
| Present State/Territory | TAS |
| Colony/State/Territory at the time | VDL |
| Police District | Clyde |
| Latitude | -42.322 |
| Longitude | 146.836 |
| Date | Between 1 Apr 1830 and 8 Apr 1830 |
| Attack Time | Night |
| Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
| Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
| Victims Killed | 6 |
| Victims Killed Notes | |
| Attackers | Colonists |
| Attacker Descriptions | Military |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | |
| Transport | Foot |
| Motive | Reprisal |
| Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Musket(s), Bayonet(s), Blade(s) |
| Narrative | On 1 April 1830, a military patrol ambushed an Aboriginal camp on the Upper Clyde river north of Bothwell and killed and wounded at least six in reprisal for an Aboriginal attack on a settler's hut where flour was taken. (Bothwell magistrate to Co Sec 2 April 1830, TAHO CSO 1/316/7578, p.189) |
| Sources | TAHO CSO 1/316, p 189. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | * |
