Massacre at Callandoon Station, MacIntyre River
Following the massacre of forty Aboriginal people at Boonall Station by squatter James Mark in retaliation for Aboriginal people killing his son, he continued his revenge rampage with native police from Warialda and shot 47 Aboriginal people at Callandoon station (Copland, 2001, p 86). Copland wrote that, 'Marks travelled throughout the district recruiting white stockmen and landholders for a vigilante party to avenge the death of his son...' and they were joined by Chief Constables McGee and Hancock. 'From October 1847 a number of attacks upon camps of Aborigines occurred. Primary sources suggest that at least 47 Aboriginal people were killed at the hands of Marks' men.' (Copland, 2001)
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LanguageGroup: Gungabula
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 47
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LanguageGroup: Gungabula
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 47
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Sources
- Tonge, nd, pp 22-24; Copland, 2001, p 85 https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Policing_the_Lucky_Country/THpskGENKeEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PR3&printsec=frontcover; Richards, 2008, pp 65-66 https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tIYR-qSLzW0C&pg=PA44&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false; SMH October 15, 1847 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12901587.
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Massacre at Callandoon Station, MacIntyre River1 Oct 1847 – 5 Oct 1847 — Callandoon Station, MacIntyre River — massacreFollowing the massacre of forty Aboriginal people at Boonall Station by squatter James Mark in retaliation for Aboriginal people killing his son, he continued his revenge rampage with native police from Warialda and shot 47 Aboriginal people at Callandoon station (Copland, 2001, p 86). Copland wrote that, 'Marks travelled throughout the district recruiting white stockmen and landholders for a vigilante party to avenge the death of his son...' and they were joined by Chief Constables McGee and Hancock. 'From October 1847 a number of attacks upon camps of Aborigines occurred. Primary sources suggest that at least 47 Aboriginal people were killed at the hands of Marks' men.' (Copland, 2001)Source: Tonge, nd, pp 22-24; Copland, 2001, p 85 https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Policing_the_Lucky_Country/THpskGENKeEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PR3&printsec=frontcover; Richards, 2008, pp 65-66 https://books.google.com.au/books?id=tIYR-qSLzW0C&pg=PA44&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false; SMH October 15, 1847 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12901587.