Site Name | Belyando River |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name | |
Language Group, Nation or People | |
Present State/Territory | QLD |
Colony/State/Territory at the time | QLD |
Police District | South Kennedy |
Latitude | -21.737 |
Longitude | 146.745 |
Date | Between 1 Oct 1866 and 31 Oct 1866 |
Attack Time | Day |
Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
Victim Descriptions | |
Victims Killed | 9 |
Victims Killed Notes | |
Attackers | Colonists |
Attacker Descriptions | Native Police |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | |
Transport | Horse |
Motive | Opportunity |
Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Rifle(s) |
Narrative | After Henry Clark was murdered by some Aboriginal men, a police party from 'Mount McConnell, 83 miles distant . . . succeeded in shooting eight or ten of the blacks.' (Queenslander, November 3, 1866, p 9.) Carried out by a party of native police. |
Sources | Queenslander, November 3, 1866, p 9 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20310288 (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | * |