| Site Name | Moonie Station, Maranoa Pastoral District |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | Bigambul (Balonne Aborigines) |
| Present State/Territory | QLD |
| Colony/State/Territory at the time | NSW |
| Police District | Surat |
| Latitude | -27.715 |
| Longitude | 150.223 |
| Date | Between 20 Sep 1852 and 30 Sep 1852 |
| Attack Time | Day |
| 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 | Native Police |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | Killed: M F; Wounded: M F |
| Transport | Horse |
| Motive | Opportunity |
| Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Carbine(s) |
| Narrative | According to Patrick Collins, historian of the Maranoa District frontier, in late September 1852, a native police detachment led by Sergeant Richard Dempster from the native police barracks at Wondai Gumbal pursued Bigambul speakers/Balonne(?) people in daylight to disperse them from Moonie station (Collins 2002, pp 198-199) At least six were killed. |
| Sources | Collins, 2002, pp 198-199. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | * |
