Site Name | Waterloo Plains, Namoi River |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name | |
Language Group, Nation or People | Gamilaraay or Nganyaywana |
Present State/Territory | NSW |
Colony/State/Territory at the time | NSW |
Police District | Wallis Plains (Maitland) |
Latitude | -30.645 |
Longitude | 150.85 |
Date | Between 1 Jan 1835 and 31 Dec 1835 |
Attack Time | Day |
Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
Victims Killed | 6 |
Victims Killed Notes | |
Attackers | Colonists |
Attacker Descriptions | Stockmen/Drover(s) |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | |
Transport | Horse |
Motive | Opportunity |
Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Musket(s), Pistol(s), Sword(s), Blade(s) |
Narrative | Sixteen armed stockmen on horseback were in an alleged battle with Gamilaraay warriors. More than six Gamilaraay people were killed, and the stockmen suffered no casualties (Reece 1974, p 28-9). |
Sources | Calvert 1845; Reece 1974, p 28-9. (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | * |