| Site Name | Irvinebank, inland from Cairns |
| 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 | Cairns |
| Latitude | -17.443 |
| Longitude | 145.221 |
| Date | Between 1 Oct 1884 and 31 Oct 1884 |
| Attack Time | Day |
| Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
| Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
| Victims Killed | 6 |
| Victims Killed Notes | Men, women, chiildren |
| Attackers | Colonists |
| Attacker Descriptions | Native Police |
| Attackers Killed | 0 |
| Attackers Killed Notes | |
| Transport | Horse |
| Motive | Opportunity |
| Weapons Used | Firearm(s) |
| Narrative | 'Native police led by Sub-Inspector William Nichols and Cadet Roland Garraway killed at least six Aboriginal people at Irvinebank, inland from Cairns' (Richards, 2008, p 33). 'Mr Mowbray [and] Dr Bowkett . . . visiting the scene of the slaughter, not a vestige of human remains were visible, a large fire having been evidently built on them the previous night' (Brisbane Courier, November 14, 1884, p 5). |
| Sources | Richards, 2008, p 33; Brisbane Courier, November 14, 1884 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3436110; Genever, 1996, p 16. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | *** |
