Darkey Flat massacre

Darkey Flat massacre
Date circa 1845 Location Darkey Flat (now known as Pratten), Queensland 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 between 1845 and 1853. 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.