Site Name | Planet Creek, Albinia Downs station |
Aboriginal Place Name | |
Language Group | Gayiri |
Present State/Territory | QLD |
Colony/State/Territory at the time | QLD |
Police District | |
Latitude | -24.45 |
Longitude | 148.605 |
Date | Between 1 Jan 1862 and 31 Dec 1862 |
Attack Time | Day |
Victims | Aboriginal People |
Victim Descriptions | |
Victims Killed | 70 |
Victims Killed Notes | MWC |
Attackers | Colonists |
Attacker Descriptions | Native Police |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | |
Transport | |
Motive | |
Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Sword(s) |
Narrative | According to former native police commandant Frederick Walker, in 1862 a detachment of native police led by Second-Lt A.M. Patrick 'removed' Gayiri people from Christopher Rolleston's station at Albinia Downs (Bottoms, 2013, p 49). |
Sources | Bottoms, 2013, p 49. (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | * |