Site NameBelyando River
Aboriginal Place Name
Language Group
Present State/TerritoryQLD
Colony/State/Territory at the timeQLD
Police DistrictSouth Kennedy
Latitude-21.737
Longitude146.745
DateBetween 1 Oct 1866 and 31 Oct 1866
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal People
Victim Descriptions
Victims Killed9
Victims Killed Notes
AttackersColonists
Attacker DescriptionsNative Police
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed NotesKilled:M F;Wounded:M F
TransportHorse
MotiveOpportunity
Weapons UsedFirearm(s), Rifle(s)
NarrativeAfter 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.
SourcesQueenslander, November 3, 1866, p 9 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20310288 (Sources PDF)
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