Massacre at Batavia area (2), Archer River (1)

Date: 2 Jun 1889 – 14 Jun 1889
Place: Batavia area (2), Archer River (1)
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
In June 1889, Sub-Inspector Frederick Urquhart commanded a group of 40 armed men on horseback, comprising three detachments of native police, as well as settlers and stockmen, in a two week campaign of dispersal of the Kaanju people at Cape York (Bottoms, 2013, p 124).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Kaanju
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 20

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Sources

  • Vogan, 1890, p 137; Loos, 1982, p 61; Bottoms, 2013, p124.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Batavia area (2), Archer River (1)
    2 Jun 1889 – 14 Jun 1889 — Batavia area (2), Archer River (1) — massacre
    In June 1889, Sub-Inspector Frederick Urquhart commanded a group of 40 armed men on horseback, comprising three detachments of native police, as well as settlers and stockmen, in a two week campaign of dispersal of the Kaanju people at Cape York (Bottoms, 2013, p 124).
    Source: Vogan, 1890, p 137; Loos, 1982, p 61; Bottoms, 2013, p124.