Site NameUpper Maranoa
Aboriginal Place Name
Language GroupGungabula
Present State/TerritoryQLD
Colony/State/Territory at the timeQLD
Police DistrictTaroom
Latitude-25.654
Longitude148.914
Date19 Oct 1861
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal People
Victim Descriptions
Victims Killed10
Victims Killed NotesKilled: M 10 F; Probable: M F; Possible: M F; Wounded: M F
AttackersColonists
Attacker DescriptionsNative Police
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed Notes
TransportHorse
MotiveOpportunity
Weapons UsedFirearm(s), Rifle(s)
NarrativeNative police sent out to seek revenge for the Aboriginal killing of a stockman.
SourcesCollins, 2002, p 213. (Sources PDF)
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