Massacre at Maryborough, Burnett PD

Date: 1 Nov 1854
Place: Maryborough, Burnett PD
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
Local historian J Lennon (cited in Bottoms, 2013, p 86) wrote, 'Late in November 1854���Aborigines ate flour laced with strychnine, among provisions stolen from the store of Henry Palmer. "There was a great whaling [sic] heard in the camp at Granville where they were sent every night," an old settler recorded, "and in the morning several of them were found dead, poisoned."'
Notes:
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Gubbi Gubbi? or Butchulla?
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 6

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Sources

  • Bottoms 2013, p 86.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Maryborough, Burnett PD
    1 Nov 1854 — Maryborough, Burnett PD — massacre
    Local historian J Lennon (cited in Bottoms, 2013, p 86) wrote, 'Late in November 1854���Aborigines ate flour laced with strychnine, among provisions stolen from the store of Henry Palmer. "There was a great whaling [sic] heard in the camp at Granville where they were sent every night," an old settler recorded, "and in the morning several of them were found dead, poisoned."'
    Source: Bottoms 2013, p 86.