Site NameThundapurty Waterhole near Durrie, SW Queensland
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Place Name
Language Group, Nation or PeopleKaruwali
Present State/TerritoryQLD
Colony/State/Territory at the timeQLD
Police DistrictBedourie
Latitude-25.648
Longitude140.241
DateBetween 1 Jan 1875 and 31 Dec 1875
Attack TimeDay
VictimsAboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
Victim DescriptionsAboriginal
Victims Killed42
Victims Killed NotesMen, women and children.
AttackersColonists
Attacker DescriptionsNative Police
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed Notes
TransportHorse
MotiveUnknown
Weapons UsedFirearm(s)
NarrativeAccording to Watson (1998, p 98), 'In 1875, Conrick, a pastoralist, found the remains of about 42 bodies with bullet wounds at Thundapurty Waterhole near Durrie' in south west Queensland.
SourcesWatson, 1998, p 98; Bottoms, 2013, p 71. (Sources PDF)
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