Massacre at Waterview Station, near Ingham

Date: 1 Jan 1864 – 31 Dec 1864
Place: Waterview Station, near Ingham
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
A retired native police trooper told James Cassady that he was part of the detachment that was responsible for 'dispersing' nine Aboriginal people at Waterview Station, south of Ingham, in reprisal for killing two white men near Strathalbyn station and that the skeletons could still be seen. Cassady wrote of the incident in a letter published in the The Queenslander on 23 October 1880, p 530. Historian Tim Bottoms considers that the incident took place in 1864 (Bottoms 2013, p 114).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: *
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 9

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Sources

  • The Queenslander, October 23, 1880, p 530; Bottoms, 2013, p 114.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Waterview Station, near Ingham
    1 Jan 1864 – 31 Dec 1864 — Waterview Station, near Ingham — massacre
    A retired native police trooper told James Cassady that he was part of the detachment that was responsible for 'dispersing' nine Aboriginal people at Waterview Station, south of Ingham, in reprisal for killing two white men near Strathalbyn station and that the skeletons could still be seen. Cassady wrote of the incident in a letter published in the The Queenslander on 23 October 1880, p 530. Historian Tim Bottoms considers that the incident took place in 1864 (Bottoms 2013, p 114).
    Source: The Queenslander, October 23, 1880, p 530; Bottoms, 2013, p 114.