Site NameWoodford Island
Aboriginal Place Name
Language GroupBandjalung
Present State/TerritoryNSW
Colony/State/Territory at the timeNSW
Police DistrictPort Macquarie
Latitude-29.465
Longitude153.166
DateBetween 1 Jan 1838 and 31 Dec 1838
Attack TimeDawn
VictimsAboriginal People
Victim DescriptionsAboriginal
Victims Killed20
Victims Killed Notes
AttackersColonists
Attacker Descriptions
Attackers Killed0
Attackers Killed Notes
TransportBoat
MotiveReprisal
Weapons UsedFirearm(s), Musket(s), Pistol(s)
NarrativeAccording to Hoff, 2006, p.260, in 1838 Bandjalung people on Woodford Island were killed by cedar getters.
SourcesHoff, 2006, Bandjalung Jugun Bandjalung Country, Lismore, Richmond River Historical Society, p 260. (Sources PDF)
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