Massacre at Rifle Creek, Black Mountain

Date: 1 Jan 1880 – 31 Dec 1880
Place: Rifle Creek, Black Mountain
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
After Djabugay raids in which Patrick Molloy lost 8 draught horses, Molloy, with other white settlers and a party of native mounted police 'tracked the Djabugay group to Bunda Bugal (Black Mountain) at the head of Rifle Creek.' where they were, in the colonists language of the time, 'dispersed' and 'taught a lesson' (Bottoms, 2013, p 151).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Djabugay
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 6

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Sources

  • Bottoms, 2013, p 151.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Rifle Creek, Black Mountain
    1 Jan 1880 – 31 Dec 1880 — Rifle Creek, Black Mountain — massacre
    After Djabugay raids in which Patrick Molloy lost 8 draught horses, Molloy, with other white settlers and a party of native mounted police 'tracked the Djabugay group to Bunda Bugal (Black Mountain) at the head of Rifle Creek.' where they were, in the colonists language of the time, 'dispersed' and 'taught a lesson' (Bottoms, 2013, p 151).
    Source: Bottoms, 2013, p 151.