Massacre at Deepwater (2), New England Pastoral District

Date: 1 Mar 1845
Place: Deepwater (2), New England Pastoral District
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
A party of border police lead by Oliver Fry, Crown Lands Commissioner for the Clarence Pastoral District, 'fired without warning on a party of Aborigines near the Windeyer family's "Deepwater" station at New England killing seven men, four women and five children.' (Richard Craig to Deas Thompson, 1 July 1846, CSIL, 4/2719, 46/5747 cited in Reece, 1974, p 187)
Notes:
CorroborationRating: **
LanguageGroup: Guyambal or Ngarabul or Marbal
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 16

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Sources

  • Walker 1966, p 30; Reece 1974, p 187.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Deepwater (2), New England Pastoral District
    1 Mar 1845 — Deepwater (2), New England Pastoral District — massacre
    A party of border police lead by Oliver Fry, Crown Lands Commissioner for the Clarence Pastoral District, 'fired without warning on a party of Aborigines near the Windeyer family's "Deepwater" station at New England killing seven men, four women and five children.' (Richard Craig to Deas Thompson, 1 July 1846, CSIL, 4/2719, 46/5747 cited in Reece, 1974, p 187)
    Source: Walker 1966, p 30; Reece 1974, p 187.