Massacre at Hardie's Station, Dugandan Scrub

Date: 1 Jan 1861 – 31 Jan 1861
Place: Hardie's Station, Dugandan Scrub
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
Lt Frederick Wheeler responded to a letter from settler John Hardie asking for assistance to 'disperse' Aboriginal people in the Dugandan Scrub. Wheeler led a detachment of native police and attacked a Yuggera camp and killed nearly all of them (Bottoms, 2013, pp 23-24).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: ***
LanguageGroup: Yuggera
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 40

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Sources

  • QP V&P LA 1861(b); Bottoms, 2013, pp 23-24; Rosser, 1990, p 59.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Hardie's Station, Dugandan Scrub
    1 Jan 1861 – 31 Jan 1861 — Hardie's Station, Dugandan Scrub — massacre
    Lt Frederick Wheeler responded to a letter from settler John Hardie asking for assistance to 'disperse' Aboriginal people in the Dugandan Scrub. Wheeler led a detachment of native police and attacked a Yuggera camp and killed nearly all of them (Bottoms, 2013, pp 23-24).
    Source: QP V&P LA 1861(b); Bottoms, 2013, pp 23-24; Rosser, 1990, p 59.