Site Name | Ducie River, Cape York |
Aboriginal Place Name | |
Language Group | |
Present State/Territory | QLD |
Colony/State/Territory at the time | QLD |
Police District | Cook |
Latitude | -12.017 |
Longitude | 142.166 |
Date | Between 1 Jan 1902 and 31 Dec 1902 |
Attack Time | Day |
Victims | Aboriginal People |
Victim Descriptions | |
Victims Killed | 6 |
Victims Killed Notes | several Aboriginal men |
Attackers | Colonists |
Attacker Descriptions | Native Police |
Attackers Killed | 0 |
Attackers Killed Notes | |
Transport | Horse |
Motive | Opportunity |
Weapons Used | Firearm(s) |
Narrative | Native police led by constable John Hoole, shot dead 'several Aboriginal men' and burnt the bodies to remove the evidence (Richards, 2008, p 35). |
Sources | Richards, 2008, p 35. (Sources PDF) |
Corroboration Rating | ** |