| Site Name | Hunter Valley, The Bridgman Estate, Fal Brook |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | Wonnarua |
| Colony | NSW |
| Present State/Territory | NSW |
| Police District | Newcastle |
| Latitude | -32.331 |
| Longitude | 151.127 |
| Date | 1 Sep 1826 |
| Attack Time | evening |
| Victims | Aboriginal People |
| Victims Killed | 18 |
| Victims Killed Notes | Killed: M 18, F; Probable: M F; Possible: M F; Wounded: M F |
| Attackers | Colonisers: Government official |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | Killed: M F; Wounded: M F |
| Transport | Foot |
| Motive | Reprisal |
| Weapons Used | muskets, swords, pistols |
| Narrative | Reprisal for the killing of two men at Richard Alcorn's hut. Alcorn was overseer for Capt. Robert Lethbridge. Magistrate Robert Scott's party of 14 (5 soldiers, 4 convict stockmen and 4 Aboriginal trackers, all armed) 'came upon' an Aboriginal camp in the evening. They killed at least 18 people and wounded more. |
| Sources | The Australian, September 23, 1826: 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/4248925; NSW Governors’ Despatches ML A1197, vol.8, p.344; Dunn 2015: 212-14 (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | *** |
