Massacre at Armstrong's Crossing, Blackfellows Creek, Lockyer Valley
'In the 1840s when the teamsters used to go through from Moreton Bay to Toowoomba, the blacks were very troublesome along the route, and English soldiers (from the 99th Regiment) were stationed near Helidon for the protection of travellers. Once when a party Aboriginals was giving trouble, the soldiers attacked them and drove them across to the creek at Tent Hill, and beside a big water-hole near Armstrong's Crossing shot them all and left them lying there' (Queensland Times 26/11/1927, p 13). 'The Crossing was at Blackfellows Creek and Blackfellows Gully so named because of the great quantity of bones found there' (Gardner, 1854, vol 2, p 124).
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CorroborationRating: **
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 6
CorroborationRating: **
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 6
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Sources
- Gardner, 1854, vol 2, p 124; Queensland Times, 26 November 1927, p 13 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/117271639.
Event mentions
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Massacre at Armstrong's Crossing, Blackfellows Creek, Lockyer Valley1 Jan 1843 – 31 Dec 1843 — Armstrong's Crossing, Blackfellows Creek, Lockyer Valley — massacre'In the 1840s when the teamsters used to go through from Moreton Bay to Toowoomba, the blacks were very troublesome along the route, and English soldiers (from the 99th Regiment) were stationed near Helidon for the protection of travellers. Once when a party Aboriginals was giving trouble, the soldiers attacked them and drove them across to the creek at Tent Hill, and beside a big water-hole near Armstrong's Crossing shot them all and left them lying there' (Queensland Times 26/11/1927, p 13). 'The Crossing was at Blackfellows Creek and Blackfellows Gully so named because of the great quantity of bones found there' (Gardner, 1854, vol 2, p 124).Source: Gardner, 1854, vol 2, p 124; Queensland Times, 26 November 1927, p 13 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/117271639.