Massacre at Chinese Garden, King River
The Daily News reported that 'A Chinese gardener living at King River, 12 miles from town, reported to Sargeant Wheatley, yesterday morning, that on returning from his garden on the evening preceeding he found the natives in possession of his hut. He fired two shots, and then rode to town. Seargeant Wheatley, Constable Cadden and two native assistants left immediately, and on reaching the garden at daybreak the Sergeant found the shanty ransacked. The tracks showed the presence of six natives. On tracking them up the police saw a mob of fifty blacks on the banks of the King River. The police dispersed the mob and returned to Wyndham. The King River natives are dangerous and are getting bolder, and it is expected that there will be further depredations' (The Daily News, 24 Sep 1894, p 3).
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LanguageGroup: Yiiji, Ngarinyin
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 6
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Yiiji, Ngarinyin
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 6
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Sources
- The Daily News, 24 Sep 1894, p 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/76470459.
Event mentions
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Massacre at Chinese Garden, King River21 Sep 1894 — Chinese Garden, King River — massacreThe Daily News reported that 'A Chinese gardener living at King River, 12 miles from town, reported to Sargeant Wheatley, yesterday morning, that on returning from his garden on the evening preceeding he found the natives in possession of his hut. He fired two shots, and then rode to town. Seargeant Wheatley, Constable Cadden and two native assistants left immediately, and on reaching the garden at daybreak the Sergeant found the shanty ransacked. The tracks showed the presence of six natives. On tracking them up the police saw a mob of fifty blacks on the banks of the King River. The police dispersed the mob and returned to Wyndham. The King River natives are dangerous and are getting bolder, and it is expected that there will be further depredations' (The Daily News, 24 Sep 1894, p 3).Source: The Daily News, 24 Sep 1894, p 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/76470459.