| Site Name | Rosewood Scrub |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name | |
| Language Group, Nation or People | Yugara or Garumngar |
| Present State/Territory | QLD |
| Colony/State/Territory at the time | NSW |
| Police District | Brisbane |
| Latitude | -27.557 |
| Longitude | 152.584 |
| Date | Between 1 Sep 1843 and 31 Oct 1843 |
| Attack Time | Day |
| Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
| Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
| Victims Killed | 12 |
| Victims Killed Notes | |
| Attackers | Colonists |
| Attacker Descriptions | Government Official(s), Settler(s), Stockmen/Drover(s), Soldier(s) |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | |
| Transport | Horse |
| Motive | Reprisal |
| Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Musket(s) |
| Narrative | Soldiers, settlers and stockmen chased a large group of Aboriginal people led by Multuggerah into the Rosewood Scrub, following the 'Battle of One Tree Hill'. Carried out by Crown Lands Commissioners Christopher Rolleston and Stephen Simpson, with a vigilante group of settlers, and Lt Johnstone and 10 soldiers from the 99th Regiment (Copland et al, 2006, pp 25-26). Copland estimates that 12 Yugarah people were killed (Copland et al, p 26). |
| Sources | SMH October 12, 1843, p 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/1520833; Copland et al, 2006, pp 25-26. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | *** |
