Massacre at Burgurrah Station, Maranoa Pastoral District
In reprisal for an Aboriginal attack on Burgurrah station, 'a lot of Stockmen mustered to fight them with swords and guns they charged the blacks on horseback shooting and cutting them down as they fled. A few of the whites were wounded but none killed. About forty of the blacks were slain including one of the Chiefs' (Telfer, 1980, p 70). Carried out by at least 10 armed stockmen.
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LanguageGroup: Mandandanji or Bigambul or Wirray Wirray or Kogai
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 40
CorroborationRating: *
LanguageGroup: Mandandanji or Bigambul or Wirray Wirray or Kogai
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 40
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Massacre at Burgurrah Station, Maranoa Pastoral District1 Jan 1848 – 31 Dec 1848 — Burgurrah Station, Maranoa Pastoral District — massacreIn reprisal for an Aboriginal attack on Burgurrah station, 'a lot of Stockmen mustered to fight them with swords and guns they charged the blacks on horseback shooting and cutting them down as they fled. A few of the whites were wounded but none killed. About forty of the blacks were slain including one of the Chiefs' (Telfer, 1980, p 70). Carried out by at least 10 armed stockmen.