Site NamePigeon Creek station, tributary of the Warrego River
Aboriginal Place Name
Language Group
Present State/TerritoryQLD
Colony/State/Territory at the timeQLD
Police District
Latitude-25.888
Longitude146.08
DateBetween 1 Sep 1862 and 30 Sep 1862
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal People
Victim Descriptions
Victims Killed27
Victims Killed Notes
AttackersColonists
Attacker DescriptionsNative Police
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed Notes
Transport
MotiveOpportunity
Weapons UsedFirearm(s), Carbine(s)
NarrativeUnnamed 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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