Massacre at Collins Creek

Date: 18 Sep 1893 – 30 Nov 1893
Place: Collins Creek
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
Following the spearing death of Police Trooper Joe Collins at the Behn River in July 1893, in which at least 23 Aboriginal people were killed, Lewis (2021, p 528) wrote: 'There was another slaughter of Aborigines on or near Waterloo after the spearing of Constable Collins in 1893...Not satisfied with the killing of 23, a large party of police and bushmen went out again to arrest or disperse other Aborigines in the region. Over the next two months they travelled 678 miles and shot another 30 men.'
Notes:
CorroborationRating: ***
LanguageGroup: Ngarinman, Bilinara
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 30

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Sources

  • Lewis, 2021, p 528.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Collins Creek
    18 Sep 1893 – 30 Nov 1893 — Collins Creek — massacre
    Following the spearing death of Police Trooper Joe Collins at the Behn River in July 1893, in which at least 23 Aboriginal people were killed, Lewis (2021, p 528) wrote: 'There was another slaughter of Aborigines on or near Waterloo after the spearing of Constable Collins in 1893...Not satisfied with the killing of 23, a large party of police and bushmen went out again to arrest or disperse other Aborigines in the region. Over the next two months they travelled 678 miles and shot another 30 men.'
    Source: Lewis, 2021, p 528.