Darkey Flat massacre

Darkey Flat massacre
Date	circa 1845
Location	Darkey Flat (now known as Pratten), Queensland28°05′16″S 151°46′59″E / 28.08778°S 151.78306°E
Result	Massacre of aboriginal Australians
Belligerents
European settlers	Aboriginal Australians

The Darkey Flat Massacre is a massacre of Aboriginal Australians by European settlers that supposedly took place some time in the 1840s. There is no eyewitness, first-hand, or clear documentary evidence relating to the massacre and there is some doubt as to whether it actually occurred.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Maurice French, "THE GREAT "DARKEY FLAT MASSACRE' MYSTERY: Oral Tradition, Popular History, and Empirical Evidence" accessed 24 February 2014
^ French, Maurice (1993). "The great 'Darkey flat massacre' mystery". Journal of Australian Studies. 17 (38): 12–24. doi:10.1080/14443059309387147.

[1] Maurice French, "THE GREAT "DARKEY FLAT MASSACRE' MYSTERY: Oral Tradition, Popular History, and Empirical Evidence" accessed 24 February 2014

[2] French, Maurice (1993). "The great 'Darkey flat massacre' mystery". Journal of Australian Studies. 17 (38): 12–24. doi:10.1080/14443059309387147.

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