Site Name | North Stradbroke Island, Moreton Bay |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name | Nunukul |
Language Group, Nation or People | Noonucal |
Present State/Territory | QLD |
Colony/State/Territory at the time | NSW |
Police District | Brisbane |
Latitude | -27.399 |
Longitude | 153.455 |
Date | Between 22 Dec 1832 and 31 Dec 1832 |
Attack Time | Day |
Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
Victim Descriptions | |
Victims Killed | 6 |
Victims Killed Notes | |
Attackers | Colonists |
Attacker Descriptions | Military |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | |
Transport | Foot |
Motive | Reprisal |
Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Musket(s), Pistol(s) |
Narrative | Reprisal for an Aboriginal attack on a ship. Carried out by Captain Clunie, 17th Regiment and a detachment of soldiers. |
Sources | Clunie, 12 Jan 1833, QSA CSL micro 8; Evans, 1999, p 65. (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | ** |