Site Name | Woodford Island |
Aboriginal Place Name | |
Language Group | Bandjalung |
Present State/Territory | NSW |
Colony/State/Territory at the time | NSW |
Police District | Port Macquarie |
Latitude | -29.465 |
Longitude | 153.166 |
Date | Between 1 Jan 1838 and 31 Dec 1838 |
Attack Time | Dawn |
Victims | Aboriginal People |
Victim Descriptions | Aboriginal |
Victims Killed | 20 |
Victims Killed Notes | |
Attackers | Colonists |
Attacker Descriptions | |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | |
Transport | Boat |
Motive | Reprisal |
Weapons Used | Firearm(s), Musket(s), Pistol(s) |
Narrative | According to Hoff, 2006, p.260, in 1838 Bandjalung people on Woodford Island were killed by cedar getters. |
Sources | Hoff, 2006, Bandjalung Jugun Bandjalung Country, Lismore, Richmond River Historical Society, p 260. (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | * |