| Site Name | Badu Island, Torres Strait |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | |
| Colony | NSW |
| Present State/Territory | QLD |
| Police District | |
| Latitude | -10.085 |
| Longitude | 142.164 |
| Date | Between 1 Aug 1834 and 31 Aug 1834 |
| Attack Time | day |
| Victims | Colonisers |
| Victims Killed | 11 |
| Victims Killed Notes | 9M1W2C |
| Attackers | Aboriginal People |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | |
| Transport | |
| Motive | |
| Weapons Used | hatchets, axes |
| Narrative | The wreck of the Charles Eaton led the local Aboriginal warriors to massacre 15 survivors. They included the ship's captain, an Indian army officer, his wife and some of their children. A son and some of the crew survived. |
| Sources | McInnes 1983: 21-50; Mullins 1994:22-3; SH October 29, 1836 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12862565; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12862560. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | *** |
