Site Name | Upper Maranoa |
Aboriginal Place Name | |
Language Group | Gungabula |
Present State/Territory | QLD |
Colony/State/Territory at the time | QLD |
Police District | Taroom |
Latitude | -25.654 |
Longitude | 148.914 |
Date | 19 Oct 1861 |
Attack Time | Day |
Victims | Aboriginal People |
Victim Descriptions | |
Victims Killed | 10 |
Victims Killed Notes | Killed: M 10 F; Probable: M F; Possible: M F; Wounded: M F |
Attackers | Colonists |
Attacker Descriptions | Native Police |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | |
Transport | Horse |
Motive | Opportunity |
Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Rifle(s) |
Narrative | Native police sent out to seek revenge for the Aboriginal killing of a stockman. |
Sources | Collins, 2002, p 213. (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | * |