Massacre at Kidman Knob

Date: 1 Jan 1911 – 30 Jun 1914
Place: Kidman Knob
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
In his report on the Kidman Springs/Jasper Gorge Land Claim, Justice Howard Olney (1989, pp 18-19), based on Aboriginal evidence, was told that during Townsend's time as manager of Victoria River Downs station, a massacre of Aboriginal people took place at Kidman's Knob. 'While evidence of these and other massacres is only rarely obtainable in European documents, the oral traditions are fully borne out by current demography.'

The stockmen concerned spared the lives of young women who they abducted (Rose & Lewis, 1982, p 2).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: **
LanguageGroup: Ngarinman, Bilinara
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 30

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Sources

  • Olney H, 1989, pp 18-19; Rose, D & Lewis, D, 1982, pp 1-3; Lewis, 2021, pp 487, 495-496 and 558.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Kidman Knob
    1 Jan 1911 – 30 Jun 1914 — Kidman Knob — massacre
    In his report on the Kidman Springs/Jasper Gorge Land Claim, Justice Howard Olney (1989, pp 18-19), based on Aboriginal evidence, was told that during Townsend's time as manager of Victoria River Downs station, a massacre of Aboriginal people took place at Kidman's Knob. 'While evidence of these and other massacres is only rarely obtainable in European documents, the oral traditions are fully borne out by current demography.'

    The stockmen concerned spared the lives of young women who they abducted (Rose & Lewis, 1982, p 2).
    Source: Olney H, 1989, pp 18-19; Rose, D & Lewis, D, 1982, pp 1-3; Lewis, 2021, pp 487, 495-496 and 558.