| Site Name | Normanton |
| 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 | Normanton |
| Latitude | -17.602 |
| Longitude | 140.948 |
| Date | Between 1 Jan 1887 and 31 Dec 1887 |
| Attack Time | Day |
| Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
| Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
| Victims Killed | 6 |
| Victims Killed Notes | |
| 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 Lyndon Poingdestre shot dead six Aboriginal people and burnt the bodies. With evidence destroyed, no conviction was recorded (Richards 2008, p 34). |
| Sources | Richards, 2008, p 34. (Sources PDF) |
| Corroboration Rating | ** |
