Site Name | Mount Foster, Wellington Pastoral District |
Aboriginal Place Name | |
Language Group | |
Present State/Territory | NSW |
Colony/State/Territory at the time | NSW |
Police District | Wellington |
Latitude | -31.134 |
Longitude | 147.581 |
Date | Between 1 Sep 1845 and 30 Sep 1845 |
Attack Time | Day |
Victims | Aboriginal People |
Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
Victims Killed | 10 |
Victims Killed Notes | men |
Attackers | Colonists |
Attacker Descriptions | Mounted Police |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | |
Transport | Horse |
Motive | Reprisal |
Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Carbine(s) |
Narrative | In 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. |
Sources | HRA, I, xxv, pp 8-10 http://arrow.latrobe.edu.au:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | * |