Site NamePabaju Albany Island
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place NamePabaju Island
Language Group, Nation or PeopleGudang
Present State/TerritoryQLD
Colony/State/Territory at the timeQLD
Police DistrictCook
Latitude-10.746
Longitude142.612
DateBetween 1 Jun 1869 and 30 Jun 1869
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
Victim DescriptionsAboriginal
Victims Killed10
Victims Killed Notes
AttackersColonists
Attacker DescriptionsMilitary, Sailor(s)
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed Notes
TransportBoat
MotiveOpportunity
Weapons UsedFirearm(s), Rifle(s)
NarrativeIn June 1869, Police Magistrate Frank Jardine orchestrated an ambush party comprising a boatload of marines and at least five others on shore to ambush four Gudang turtle hunters on the beach at Pabaju Albany Island opposite Kaleebe (Somerset). The surgeon Dr Richard Cannon accompanied the party on shore. The four turtle hunters were shot dead and later that day a further six Gudang were chased in their canoe and also shot (Sharp, 1992, p 39).
SourcesBottoms, 2013, pp 127-128; Sharp, 1992, pp 38-39. (Sources PDF)
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