Massacre at Allumbah, (Yungaburra) Skull Pocket, Mulgrave River

Date: 1 Jan 1884 – 31 Dec 1884
Place: Allumbah, (Yungaburra) Skull Pocket, Mulgrave River
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
In 1884, Jack Kane, aged 18, joined with police officers and Aboriginal trackers in a week long operation. They surrounded a Yidinydji camp before dawn. 'At dawn one man fired into their camp and the natives rushed away in three other directions. They were easy running shots, close up' (Jack Kane to Tindale cited in Bottoms 2013). The native police then killed off the children. From there the native police chased them to Mulgrave and Four Mile and shot more of them.
Notes:
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Yidinydi
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 20

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Sources

  • Bottoms, 2013, pp 147-148.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Allumbah, (Yungaburra) Skull Pocket, Mulgrave River
    1 Jan 1884 – 31 Dec 1884 — Allumbah, (Yungaburra) Skull Pocket, Mulgrave River — massacre
    In 1884, Jack Kane, aged 18, joined with police officers and Aboriginal trackers in a week long operation. They surrounded a Yidinydji camp before dawn. 'At dawn one man fired into their camp and the natives rushed away in three other directions. They were easy running shots, close up' (Jack Kane to Tindale cited in Bottoms 2013). The native police then killed off the children. From there the native police chased them to Mulgrave and Four Mile and shot more of them.
    Source: Bottoms, 2013, pp 147-148.