| Site Name | Nogoa River This massacre is part of a group of massacres |
| Aboriginal Place Name | |
| Language Group | Gayiri |
| Present State/Territory | QLD |
| Colony/State/Territory at the time | QLD |
| Police District | Kennedy |
| Latitude | -23.905 |
| Longitude | 147.795 |
| Date | 25 Oct 1861 |
| Attack Time | Day |
| Victims | Aboriginal People |
| Victim Descriptions | |
| Victims Killed | 30 |
| Victims Killed Notes | Killed: M 30 unspecified 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 | Reprisal for the Cullin-la-ringo massacre, carried out by native police and stockmen. |
| Sources | Reid 1980-1, pp 62-82; Bowen to Newcastle, 16 Dec. 1861, QSA Gov/23; SMH 10 December 1861, p. 5 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13060056; Courier (Brisbane) 11 November, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4602097 (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | *** |
Colonial Frontier Massacres
in Australia, 1788-1930
