Site Name | Pigeon Creek station, tributary of the Warrego River |
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 | |
Latitude | -25.04 |
Longitude | 146.259 |
Date | Between 1 Sep 1862 and 30 Sep 1862 |
Attack Time | Day |
Victims | Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People |
Victim Descriptions | |
Victims Killed | 27 |
Victims Killed Notes | |
Attackers | Colonists |
Attacker Descriptions | Native Police |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | |
Transport | |
Motive | Opportunity |
Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Carbine(s) |
Narrative | An unnamed lieutenant of native police and six troopers 'cleared out' an Aboriginal campsite on Pigeon Creek station (Chambers, 1988, pp 45-60). |
Sources | Chambers, 1988, p 45-60. (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | * |