| Site Name | Grantham, Moreton Bay Pastoral District |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | Yugara or Giabal |
| Present State/Territory | QLD |
| Colony/State/Territory at the time | NSW |
| Police District | Brisbane |
| Latitude | -27.549 |
| Longitude | 152.183 |
| Date | 1 Oct 1841 |
| Attack Time | Dawn |
| Victims | Aboriginal People |
| Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
| Victims Killed | 6 |
| Victims Killed Notes | Killed: M more than 6, F; Probable: M F; Possible: M F; Wounded: M F |
| Attackers | Colonists |
| Attacker Descriptions | Settler(s), Stockmen/Drover(s) |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | |
| Transport | Horse |
| Motive | Reprisal |
| Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Musket(s) |
| Narrative | On 1 October 1841 at Grantham on the Darling Downs, a man called Rogers reported a 'standup' battle in which '...two whites were speared and several Aborigines…severely wounded' (Evans, 2007, p 53). Another report by an ex-convict, Brown, however, said the Yugara camp 'was stormed before dawn' by the horsemen and that the firing continued for about half an hour but the number of Yugara [Yuggera] killed is unknown (Evans, 2007, p 53). This 'battle' was in response to the Yugara killing of shepherds at Mocatta’s and Somerville’s stations and attacks on James Balfour’s station at Colinton. The attack was carried out by James ‘Cocky’ Rogers, superintendent of George Mocatta’s station, George Somerville from Tent Hill and their servants, heavily armed with muskets and on horseback (Evans, 2007, p 53). |
| Sources | Evans, 2007, p 53; A. Hodgson, Report on Aboriginal Outrage, October 27, 1841, SRNSW Col. Sec. 41/9744, CSL micro 12; Moreton Bay Book of Trials, January 13, 1842, OML. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | *** |
