Massacre at 'Maria' massacre, Mission Beach

Date: 1 Mar 1872 – 10 Mar 1872
Place: 'Maria' massacre, Mission Beach
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
On 26 February 1872, the brig Maria carrying 75 passengers on a gold prospecting expedition to New Guinea, was wrecked on Bramble Reef. The survivors escaped the sinking ship on three boats and two rafts. Two of the boats made it to safety at the British settlement at Cardwell, but the other three craft washed up on the shoreline further north at present day Mission Beach where 14 of the crew, including the captain were killed by the Djuru people (The Queenslander April 13, 1872).
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CorroborationRating: ***
LanguageGroup: Djiru
Victims: Colonists
VictimsDead: 14

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