Massacre at Koonchera Waterhole (Clifton Hills)

Date: 1 Jan 1890 – 31 Dec 1899
Place: Koonchera Waterhole (Clifton Hills)
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
In the 1890s a punitive expedition of pastoralists and stockmen was undertaken in reprisal for Mindiri and Wardumba people killing bullocks. According to Wardumba man Ben Murray, who was told of the massacre by his uncle, Rib Bone Billy, the massacre was large scale. Linguist Luise Hercus recorded Ben Murray's account of the massacre in the 1960s and published in 1977 (Hercus, 1977, pp 56-62).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Wardumba
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 40

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Sources

  • Hercus, 1977, pp 56-62.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Koonchera Waterhole (Clifton Hills)
    1 Jan 1890 – 31 Dec 1899 — Koonchera Waterhole (Clifton Hills) — massacre
    In the 1890s a punitive expedition of pastoralists and stockmen was undertaken in reprisal for Mindiri and Wardumba people killing bullocks. According to Wardumba man Ben Murray, who was told of the massacre by his uncle, Rib Bone Billy, the massacre was large scale. Linguist Luise Hercus recorded Ben Murray's account of the massacre in the 1960s and published in 1977 (Hercus, 1977, pp 56-62).
    Source: Hercus, 1977, pp 56-62.