Site NamePigeon Creek station, tributary of the Warrego River
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name
Language Group, Nation or People
Present State/TerritoryQLD
Colony/State/Territory at the timeQLD
Police District
Latitude-25.04
Longitude146.259
DateBetween 1 Sep 1862 and 30 Sep 1862
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
Victim Descriptions
Victims Killed27
Victims Killed Notes
AttackersColonists
Attacker DescriptionsNative Police
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed Notes
Transport
MotiveOpportunity
Weapons UsedFirearm(s), Carbine(s)
NarrativeAn unnamed lieutenant of native police and six troopers 'cleared out' an Aboriginal campsite on Pigeon Creek station (Chambers, 1988, pp 45-60).
SourcesChambers, 1988, p 45-60. (Sources PDF)
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