What the records say
- When
- 17 Oct 1861
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 19
- Coordinates
- 24.00° S, 148.08° E
- Description
- massacre in Australia
Cullin-la-ringo massacre
1861 massacre of white settlers by Aboriginal men in Queensland
The Cullin-la-ringo massacre, also known as the Wills tragedy, was a massacre of European settlers by Indigenous Australians that occurred on 17 October 1861, north of modern-day Springsure in Central Queensland, Australia. Nineteen men, women and children were killed in the attack, including Horatio Wills, the owner of Cullin-la-ringo station.
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