Massacre at Pagan's Flat, Tabulam

Date: 1 Jan 1841 – 31 Dec 1841
Place: Pagan's Flat, Tabulam
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
According to Eve Kean, the author of the history of Kyogle, in 1841, P.C.Pagan, leaseholder of East Tabulam station was speared and killed by a Bundjalung warrior for having fired his gun into the Bundjalung camp for their having stolen a blanket. 'In reprisal, a posse of armed stockmen and border police, massacred the entire camp.' (Keane 1957, p.12). The camp was located on the Clarence River, at what is now Pagan's Flat.
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CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Bundjalung
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 20

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Sources

  • Keane (1957), p.12.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Pagan's Flat, Tabulam
    1 Jan 1841 – 31 Dec 1841 — Pagan's Flat, Tabulam — massacre
    According to Eve Kean, the author of the history of Kyogle, in 1841, P.C.Pagan, leaseholder of East Tabulam station was speared and killed by a Bundjalung warrior for having fired his gun into the Bundjalung camp for their having stolen a blanket. 'In reprisal, a posse of armed stockmen and border police, massacred the entire camp.' (Keane 1957, p.12). The camp was located on the Clarence River, at what is now Pagan's Flat.
    Source: Keane (1957), p.12.