Massacre at Scantlands Plains

Date: 1 Nov 1815 – 30 Nov 1815
Place: Scantlands Plains
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
On November 8, 1815, Colonial Chaplain Robert Knopwood recorded in his diary that Oyster Bay warriors had killed 930 sheep at Scantlands Plains. In 1830 settler James Hobbs in testimony to the Aborigines Committee, recalled that 300 sheep were killed and that the next day a detachment of the 48th Regiment shot 22 Oyster Bay people in reprisal. Nineteenth century historian John West, said that 'seventeen were slain' (West, cited in Shaw, 1971, p 265).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: ***
LanguageGroup: Oyster Bay
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 17

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Sources

  • Nicholls, 1977, p 216; BPP 1831, p 50; West in Shaw, 1971, p 265.

Event mentions

  • Massacre at Scantlands Plains
    1 Nov 1815 – 30 Nov 1815 — Scantlands Plains — massacre
    On November 8, 1815, Colonial Chaplain Robert Knopwood recorded in his diary that Oyster Bay warriors had killed 930 sheep at Scantlands Plains. In 1830 settler James Hobbs in testimony to the Aborigines Committee, recalled that 300 sheep were killed and that the next day a detachment of the 48th Regiment shot 22 Oyster Bay people in reprisal. Nineteenth century historian John West, said that 'seventeen were slain' (West, cited in Shaw, 1971, p 265).
    Source: Nicholls, 1977, p 216; BPP 1831, p 50; West in Shaw, 1971, p 265.