Site NameFitzroy River, Western District
Aboriginal Place Name
Language GroupDhauwurd wurrung
Present State/TerritoryVIC
Colony/State/Territory at the timePPD
Police DistrictPortland
Latitude-38.21
Longitude141.769
DateBetween 1 Sep 1843 and 10 Sep 1843
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal People
Victim DescriptionsAboriginal
Victims Killed10
Victims Killed NotesKilled: M 10 F; Probable: M F; Possible: M F; Wounded: M F
AttackersColonists
Attacker DescriptionsNative Police
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed NotesKilled:M F;Wounded:M F
TransportHorse
MotiveOpportunity
Weapons UsedFirearm(s)
NarrativeWhile Native Police were out searching for lost sheep they killed ten Aboriginal people.
SourcesShaw, 1996, p 132; Critchett, 1990, p 252. (Sources PDF)
Corroboration Rating**