Site Name | Fitzroy River, Western District |
Aboriginal Place Name | |
Language Group | Dhauwurd wurrung |
Present State/Territory | VIC |
Colony/State/Territory at the time | PPD |
Police District | Portland |
Latitude | -38.21 |
Longitude | 141.769 |
Date | Between 1 Sep 1843 and 10 Sep 1843 |
Attack Time | Day |
Victims | Aboriginal People |
Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
Victims Killed | 10 |
Victims Killed Notes | Killed: M 10 F; Probable: M F; Possible: M F; Wounded: M F |
Attackers | Colonists |
Attacker Descriptions | Native Police |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | Killed:M F;Wounded:M F |
Transport | Horse |
Motive | Opportunity |
Weapons Used | Firearm(s) |
Narrative | While Native Police were out searching for lost sheep they killed ten Aboriginal people. |
Sources | Shaw, 1996, p 132; Critchett, 1990, p 252. (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | ** |