Massacre at Moreton Island

Date: 1 Jul 1831
Place: Moreton Island
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
At dawn, on the edge of the freshwater lagoon close to Moreton island's southern extremity, Captain Clunie, with a detachment of the 17th Regiment, surrounded a Ngugi camp and killed up to twenty people. George Watkins recorded: 'nearly all were shot down. My informant, a young boy at the time, escaped with a few others by hiding in a clump of bushes' (Watkins, 1892, p 43).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: **
LanguageGroup: Guwar
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 20

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Sources

  • Evans, 1999, p 65; Watkins, 1892, p 43.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Moreton Island
    1 Jul 1831 — Moreton Island — massacre
    At dawn, on the edge of the freshwater lagoon close to Moreton island's southern extremity, Captain Clunie, with a detachment of the 17th Regiment, surrounded a Ngugi camp and killed up to twenty people. George Watkins recorded: 'nearly all were shot down. My informant, a young boy at the time, escaped with a few others by hiding in a clump of bushes' (Watkins, 1892, p 43).
    Source: Evans, 1999, p 65; Watkins, 1892, p 43.