Massacre at Turtle Head Island, Cape York

Date: 1 Sep 1867 – 31 Dec 1867
Place: Turtle Head Island, Cape York
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
According to separate accounts by Nonie Sharp (1992, p 41) and Tim Bottoms (2013, p128), in late 1867, magistrate Frank Jardine's Aboriginal stockman shot and killed 10 Yadhaigana people at Turtle Head Island, 20 kilometers south of Somerset, in reprisal for disturbing cattle.
Notes:
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Yadhaigana
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 10

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Sources

  • Sharp, 1992, p 41; Bottoms, 2013, p 128.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Turtle Head Island, Cape York
    1 Sep 1867 – 31 Dec 1867 — Turtle Head Island, Cape York — massacre
    According to separate accounts by Nonie Sharp (1992, p 41) and Tim Bottoms (2013, p128), in late 1867, magistrate Frank Jardine's Aboriginal stockman shot and killed 10 Yadhaigana people at Turtle Head Island, 20 kilometers south of Somerset, in reprisal for disturbing cattle.
    Source: Sharp, 1992, p 41; Bottoms, 2013, p 128.