Darkey Flat massacre

Darkey Flat massacre
Date circa 1845 Location Darkey Flat (now known as Pratten), Queensland 28°05′16″S151°46′59″E / 28.08778°S 151.78306°E / -28.08778; 151.78306 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

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.