Site NameNorth Stradbroke Island, Moreton Bay
Aboriginal Place NameNunukul
Language GroupNoonucal
Present State/TerritoryQLD
Colony/State/Territory at the timeNSW
Police DistrictBrisbane
Latitude-27.399
Longitude153.455
DateBetween 22 Dec 1832 and 31 Dec 1832
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal People
Victim Descriptions
Victims Killed6
Victims Killed NotesKilled: M more than 6, F; Probable: M F; Possible: M F; Wounded: M F
AttackersColonists
Attacker DescriptionsMilitary
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed NotesKilled: M F; Wounded: M F
TransportFoot
MotiveReprisal
Weapons UsedFirearm(s), Musket(s), Pistol(s)
NarrativeReprisal for an Aboriginal attack on a ship. Carried out by Captain Clunie, 17th Regiment and a detachment of soldiers.
SourcesClunie, 12 Jan 1833, QSA CSL micro 8; Evans, 1999, p 65. (Sources PDF)
Corroboration Rating**