| Site Name | Mt McKenzie, Barrington Tops |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | Binghi |
| Present State/Territory | NSW |
| Colony/State/Territory at the time | NSW |
| Police District | Gloucester |
| Latitude | -32.057 |
| Longitude | 151.576 |
| Date | Between 1 Jan 1835 and 31 Dec 1835 |
| Attack Time | Day |
| Victims | Aboriginal People |
| Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
| Victims Killed | 10 |
| Victims Killed Notes | 10+ MWC |
| Attackers | Colonists |
| Attacker Descriptions | Shepherd(s) |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | |
| Transport | Foot |
| Motive | Reprisal |
| Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Musket(s), Pistol(s) |
| Narrative | Binghi people were shot dead and leapt or were thrown over a cliff in retaliation for them killing five convict shepherds at Robert Ramsay Mackenzie's property at Wattenbakh on the western bank of the Barrington River, two miles from Rawdon Vale, at the time known as 'Kiripit'. Survivors fled and were caught and killed on a flat at Bowman River. (Wingham Chronicle, April 25, 1922, p 2). According to Geoffrey Blomfield 1981, p.121-2, 'The massacre has a strong oral tradition.' |
| Sources | Blomfield, 1981, p 121-2; Wingham Chronicle, April 25, 1922, p 2; Newcastle Morning Herald, July 25, 1964. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | * |
