Site Name | Dawson River |
Aboriginal Place Name | |
Language Group | Mandalgu |
Present State/Territory | QLD |
Colony/State/Territory at the time | QLD |
Police District | Leichhardt |
Latitude | -24.186 |
Longitude | 149.483 |
Date | 10 Dec 1861 |
Attack Time | Day |
Victims | Aboriginal People |
Victim Descriptions | |
Victims Killed | 10 |
Victims Killed Notes | Killed: M10 unspecified, F;Probable: ;Possible:M F ;Wounded: M F |
Attackers | Colonists |
Attacker Descriptions | Native Police |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | Killed:M F;Wounded:M F |
Transport | Horse |
Motive | Reprisal |
Weapons Used | Firearm(s) |
Narrative | Reprisal for Cullin-la-ringo massacre, carried out by native police. |
Sources | QSA COL/A26/1862/823 (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | ** |