Site NameMurray River North Bank
Aboriginal Place Name
Language GroupTati tati
Present State/TerritoryNSW
Colony/State/Territory at the timeNSW
Police DistrictGoulburn
Latitude-34.11
Longitude141.897
Date11 Nov 1839
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal People
Victim DescriptionsAboriginal
Victims Killed6
Victims Killed Notes
AttackersColonists
Attacker DescriptionsOverlander(s)
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed Notes
TransportHorse
MotiveOpportunity
Weapons UsedFirearm(s), Musket(s)
NarrativeBuchanan, (1922-3, p 72) an overlander, says that his party 'we from the opposite bank fired upon them also and killed the old chief, when they all took to the Murray and we kept firing as long as they were within shot. There were five or six killed and a good many wounded.'
SourcesBuchanan 1922-3, p72. (Sources PDF)
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