Massacre at Glengyle station, Channel Country

Date: 1 Apr 1879 – 30 Apr 1879
Place: Glengyle station, Channel Country
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
Following the Annandale station massacre of 5 March 1879, 'Sub-inspector Kaye afterwards patrolled up the Herbert to Glengyle, where he dispersed a large camp of niggers as punishment for the murder of a stockman named Scott, about a month previously.'
(Queenslander, 1879, p 668).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: **
LanguageGroup: Pitta Pitta
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 40

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  • Massacre at Glengyle station, Channel Country
    1 Apr 1879 – 30 Apr 1879 — Glengyle station, Channel Country — massacre
    Following the Annandale station massacre of 5 March 1879, 'Sub-inspector Kaye afterwards patrolled up the Herbert to Glengyle, where he dispersed a large camp of niggers as punishment for the murder of a stockman named Scott, about a month previously.'
    (Queenslander, 1879, p 668).
    Source: Queenslander, The, 24 May 1879, p 668 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19780897; Bottoms, 2013, pp 71-72.