Site NameMount Foster, Wellington Pastoral District
Aboriginal Place Name
Language Group
Present State/TerritoryNSW
Colony/State/Territory at the timeNSW
Police DistrictWellington
Latitude-31.134
Longitude147.581
DateBetween 1 Sep 1845 and 30 Sep 1845
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal People
Victim DescriptionsAboriginal
Victims Killed10
Victims Killed Notesmen
AttackersColonists
Attacker DescriptionsMounted Police
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed Notes
TransportHorse
MotiveReprisal
Weapons UsedFirearm(s), Carbine(s)
NarrativeIn September 1845, a reprisal for a threatened attack on supplies coming to Mt Foster station was carried out by mounted police led by Sgt. Anderson.
SourcesHRA, I, xxv, pp 8-10 http://arrow.latrobe.edu.au:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository (Sources PDF)
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